Keesee House
National Register of Historic Places

Keesee House

Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
Listed
September 7, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83001162

About this property

The Keesee House is a historic house at 723 Arkansas Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, built in 1901 for Thomas Woodfin Keesee, the son of a local plantation owner. It is an excellent local example of transitional Queen Anne-Colonial Revival architecture, exhibiting the irregular gable projections, bays and tower of the Queen Anne, but with a restrained porch treatment with Ionic columns.

Location

723 Arkansas St.
Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
34.52188, -90.59192

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 83001162. It was listed on September 7, 1983.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

New Light Missionary Baptist Church
Industrial
0.1 mi
Centennial Baptist Church
Civil War
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Helena — Confederate Attack
1863Civil War
0.1 mi
Battle of Helena, Arkansas
1863Civil War
0.5 mi
Union Occupation of Helena (1862)
1862Civil War
0.6 mi
Confederate Sortie from Helena (pre-July 1863)
1863Civil War
0.6 mi
Battle of Helena (Arkansas 1863)
1863Civil War
0.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Keesee House listed on the National Register?

Keesee House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Keesee House?

Keesee House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Keesee House?

The period of significance for Keesee House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1901.

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