National Register of Historic Places

McWilliams, W.F. & Estelle, House

El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
Listed
September 29, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13000791

About this property

The W. F. & Estelle McWilliams House is a historic house at 314 Summit Avenue in El Dorado, Arkansas. The two story brick house was built in 1922 for William and Estelle McWilliams, early in El Dorado's oil boom, which was prompted by the discovery of oil in 1921. McWilliams was a prominent local businessman who operated a number of retail businesses, was a local bank director, and built the Rialto Theatre. The McWilliams house is a stylistically eclectic combination of Craftsman, Classical Revival, and Mission/Mediterranean styling. Based on stylistic evidence, it may have been designed by the Little Rock firm of Kolben, Hunter and Boyd. In 1967, Claude and Glynn Calahan purchased the home and raised their children, Gordon Calahan and Melanie Calahan Walz, in it. The Calahan's purchased the home from The First Methodist Church of El Dorado in 1967. It was the church parsonage and many weddings were held in the large living room of the home. The Calahan's lived in the home until 2018. Glynn Calahan, who owned an antique business, filled the home with antiques suitable for the style of the home. The home and property are now owned by South Arkansas Community College and have been incorporated into the college campus which now surrounds the home. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Location

314 Summit Ave.
El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
33.21107, -92.66772

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

El Dorado Junior College Building
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Bank of Commerce
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Municipal Building
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When was McWilliams, W.F. & Estelle, House listed on the National Register?

McWilliams, W.F. & Estelle, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 2013.

What type of historic resource is McWilliams, W.F. & Estelle, House?

McWilliams, W.F. & Estelle, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for McWilliams, W.F. & Estelle, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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