McDonald-Wait-Newton House
National Register of Historic Places

McDonald-Wait-Newton House

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
July 13, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
78000622

About this property

The McDonald–Wait–Newton House is a historic house at 1406 Cantrell Road in Little Rock, Arkansas. U.S. Senator Alexander McDonald lived in the house and Robert Francis Catterson stayed at the house during his time as a U.S. Marshall. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick building, with a mansard roof providing a full third story. The main facade is five bays wide, with a projecting central section topped by a mansarded tower. The roof is pierced by dormers with segmented-arch tops, and windows framed by decorative hoods. The main entrance is set in the base of the tower, with an elliptical stained glass light above. A porch shelters the entrance and wraps around to the right side, with a modillioned cornice and bracketed posts. Built in 1869, it is the last surviving post-Civil War mansion built along what became known as "Carpetbaggers' Row", as it is where a number of Northerners settled when moving to the city. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The house today hosts the "1836 Club", a social club.

Location

1406 Cantrell Rd.
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.75338, -92.28528

Categories

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Sources

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

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When was McDonald-Wait-Newton House listed on the National Register?

McDonald-Wait-Newton House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1978.

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McDonald-Wait-Newton House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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