Borden House (Prairie Grove, Arkansas) Explained

Borden House
Nearest City:Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.9853°N -94.3042°W
Built:1862
Added:March 17, 1977
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:77000278
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:November 9, 1992
Partof:Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park
Partof Refnum:92001523

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 -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.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and included in an enlarged National Register listing for the battlefield in 1992.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Borden House. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-03-19.