Pfeiffer House and Carriage House
National Register of Historic Places

Pfeiffer House and Carriage House

Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas
Listed
June 9, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002097

About this property

The Hemingway-Pfeiffer House, also known as the Pfeiffer House and Carriage House, is a historic house museum at 10th and Cherry Streets in Piggott, Arkansas. It is where novelist Ernest Hemingway wrote portions of his 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms. Hemingway was married to Pauline Pfeiffer, the daughter of the owners of the house, Paul and Mary Pfeiffer.

Location

10th and Cherry Sts.
Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas
36.38464, -90.20024

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 82002097. It was listed on June 9, 1982.

Categories

LITERATURE
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

Piggott Post Office
Industrial
0.4 mi
Piggott Commercial Historic District
Industrial
0.4 mi
Clay County Courthouse, Eastern District
Industrial
0.5 mi
County Home Cemetery
Industrial
0.6 mi
Esso Station
Industrial
0.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Chalk Bluff, Arkansas
1863Civil War
3.7 mi
Chalk Bluff Arkansas
1863Civil War
7.4 mi
Skirmish at Chalk Bluff (Missouri-Arkansas)
1863Civil War
11.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Pfeiffer House and Carriage House listed on the National Register?

Pfeiffer House and Carriage House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Pfeiffer House and Carriage House?

Pfeiffer House and Carriage House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Pfeiffer House and Carriage House?

The period of significance for Pfeiffer House and Carriage House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1929.

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