West House (Helena-West Helena, Arkansas)
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.[2]
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| Location | 229 Beech St., Helena-West Helena, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°31′39″N 90°35′33″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Clem Brothers Builders of St. L; ouis |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Part of | Beech Street Historic District (ID86003314) |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001163[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | September 8, 1983 |
| Designated CP | January 30, 1987 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "NRHP nomination for West House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
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