Minaret Manor
National Register of Historic Places

Minaret Manor

Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas
Listed
January 24, 2017
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100000554

About this property

Minaret Manor is the original name of “The Florida Mansion” a historic mansion house at 844 West Semmes Avenue in Osceola, Arkansas. Set on a landscape 5-acre (2.0 ha) parcel (reduced by subdivision from the original 15), it is a large 2+1⁄2-story brick Tudor Revival building. The lower portions of the house are finished in brick laid in stretcher bond, while gabled upper areas exhibit half-timbering with brick laid in a diagonal basket weave pattern.

Location

844 W. Semmes
Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas
35.70649, -89.98086

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 100000554. It was listed on January 24, 2017.

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

City Hall
Industrial
0.6 mi
Florida Brothers Building
Industrial
0.6 mi
Mississippi County Courthouse
Industrial
0.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Naval Attack at Fort Pillow
1864Civil War
6.5 mi
Fort Pillow Massacre (Tennessee)
1864Civil War
8.9 mi
Nodena Site Conflict
1400Pre-Columbian
10.8 mi
Nodena Site Warfare Arkansas
1400Pre-Columbian
12.1 mi
Mississippian Nodena Phase Violence
1400Pre-Columbian
12.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Minaret Manor listed on the National Register?

Minaret Manor was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 2017.

What type of historic resource is Minaret Manor?

Minaret Manor is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Minaret Manor?

The period of significance for Minaret Manor is recorded as the industrial era.

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