Borden House (Prairie Grove, Arkansas)
The Borden House is a historic house on the grounds of Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. In the Battle of Prairie Grove on December 7, 1862, the original Borden House was one of the central points of the Confederate line, and was the scene of heavy casualties. The Borden House was burned the next day. Archibald Borden built the current house on the original site. It is a 1 1⁄2-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof pierced by three gabled dormers. A porch extends across the center three bays of the front.[2]
Borden House | |
 The Borden House | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Prairie Grove, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′7″N 94°18′15″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1862 |
| Part of | Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park (ID92001523) |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000278[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1977 |
| Designated CP | November 9, 1992 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977,[1] and included in an enlarged National Register listing for the battlefield in 1992.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "NRHP nomination for Borden House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
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