National Register of Historic Places

Henley-Riley Houses

El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
Listed
June 26, 2017
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
100001235

About this property

The Henley-Riley Houses are a pair of Modern Movement houses at 2523 and 2525 Calion Road in El Dorado, Arkansas. The two houses were designed by noted Arkansas architect E. Fay Jones, and were built between 1959 and 1961. They were built for Dr. Paul Henley, a prominent local physician, and his brother-in-law, James Neal Riley. The Henley House is a single-story U-shaped structure, its exterior finished wooden batten board; the interior of the U is nearly entirely composed of glass, making the courtyard a prominent space in the design. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

Location

2523 & 2525 Calion Rd.
El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
33.23797, -92.65581

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Henley-Riley Houses listed on the National Register?

Henley-Riley Houses was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 2017.

What type of historic resource is Henley-Riley Houses?

Henley-Riley Houses is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Henley-Riley Houses is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1959.

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