Fordyce House (Little Rock, Arkansas) Explained

Fordyce House
Coordinates:34.7278°N -92.2781°W
Built:1904
Architecture:Exotic Revival, Egyptian Revival
Added:August 06, 1975
Refnum:75000407
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:May 19, 1988
Partof:Governor's Mansion Historic District (1988 enlargement)
Partof Refnum:88000631

The Fordyce House is a historic house at 2115 South Broadway in Little Rock, Arkansas. Built in 1904 to a design by noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson, it is believed to be the state's only example of Egyptian Revival residential design. It is two stories in height, with narrow clapboard trim. A recessed porch shelters the main entrance, with the stairs leading up to flanked at the top by two heavy Egyptian columns. The second floor windows are banded in groups of three and the roof has a deep cornice with curved brackets. John Fordyce, for whom it was built, was a prominent businessman and engineer who held numerous patents related to cotton-processing machinery.[1]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Fordyce House. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-11-19.