West House
National Register of Historic Places

West House

Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
Listed
September 7, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83001163

About this property

The West House is a historic house at 229 Beech Street in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, built in 1900 for Mercer Elmer West by the Clem Brothers of St. Louis. The house exhibits stylistic elements of both the Colonial Revival, which was growing in popularity, and Queen Anne, which was in decline. It has a wide porch supported by Ionic columns, with a spindled balustrade. The house's corners are quoined. The main entry is flanked by slender columns supporting an architrave, and then by sidelight windows topped by a transom window. A Palladian window stands to the right of the door, and a bay window with a center transom of colored glass stands to the left. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

229 Beech St.
Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
34.52753, -90.59258

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was West House listed on the National Register?

West House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 1983.

What type of historic resource is West House?

West House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for West House?

The period of significance for West House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1900.

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