National Register of Historic Places

Woodruff, William, House

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
March 21, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89000173

About this property

The William Woodruff House is a historic house at 1017 East 8th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, with a gabled roof. A single-story porch extends across the central portion of the front, supported by Doric columns, and there is a large gable dormer projecting from the roof, housing a pair of round-arch windows and a small half-round window in the gable. The core of the house was built in 1853 for William E. Woodruff, publisher of the first newspaper west of the Mississippi River. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is one of four remaining antebellum homes in Little Rock.

Location

1017 E. 8th St.
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.74015, -92.25907

Categories

MILITARYEDUCATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Industrial
0 mi
Stebbins and Roberts Office Building and Factory
Pre Contact
0.2 mi
U.S. Arsenal Building
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Darragh Building
Modern
0.3 mi
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
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0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Engagement at Ashley's Station (Pulaski County 1864)
1864Civil War
0.6 mi
Skirmish at Little Rock (January 1864)
1864Civil War
1.8 mi

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When was Woodruff, William, House listed on the National Register?

Woodruff, William, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Woodruff, William, House?

Woodruff, William, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Woodruff, William, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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