National Register of Historic Places

Tappan, Maj. James Alexander, House

Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
Listed
September 8, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74000493

About this property

The Maj. James Alexander Tappan House is a historic house at 727 Columbia Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, built in 1892 for James Tappan, a wealthy businessman from a prominent local family. The house is a fine Queen Anne Victorian, with a particularly elaborate porch with a spindled balustrade and delicately proportioned columns, which wraps around a turreted projection with a conical roof. The cornice is decorated with brackets and panels, and the exterior also features the use of decoratively-cut shingles. James Tappan operated a number of businesses, including coal supply and a hardware store, and was director of a local bank. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Location

727 Columbia St.
Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
34.53314, -90.59133

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 Tappan, Maj. James Alexander, House listed on the National Register?

Tappan, Maj. James Alexander, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1974.

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Tappan, Maj. James Alexander, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Tappan, Maj. James Alexander, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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