National Register of Historic Places

Ruggles, Nesburt T., House

Shover Springs, Arkansas

Listed

December 9, 1994

Type

Building

Period

Industrial

Ref No.

94001463

About this property

The Nesburt T. Ruggles House is a historic house in rural Hempstead County, Arkansas. It is a single story wood-frame structure, located southeast of the hamlet of Shover Springs, on the east side of Arkansas Highway 32. It is a Plain Tradition structure with an American Craftsman-style hip roof, built in 1912-14 by Nesburt Ruggles, and is the best example of its style in the area. The house is clad in novelty siding, and is roughly rectangular, with projecting hip roof sections on the sides. A shed-roof porch stands in the right-side ell created by the front facade and the right projection. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It was delisted in 2025.

Location

Shover Springs, Arkansas

33.61656, -93.52603

Sources

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

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When was Ruggles, Nesburt T., House listed on the National Register?

Ruggles, Nesburt T., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Ruggles, Nesburt T., House?

Ruggles, Nesburt T., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ruggles, Nesburt T., House?

The period of significance for Ruggles, Nesburt T., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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