Grandison D. Royston House Explained

Grandison D. Royston House
Location:SW of Columbus St., Washington, Arkansas
Coordinates:33.7721°N -93.6819°W
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:June 21, 1971
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:71000124
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:June 20, 1972
Partof:Washington Historic District
Partof Refnum:72000204

The Grandison D. Royston House is a historic house at Columbus and Water Streets in Historic Washington State Park, Washington, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, about 55feet wide and 51feet deep, with a hip roof pierced by two chimneys with corbelled tops. The main entry is centered under a projecting gable-roof porch, and is framed by sidelights and transom windows. The porch is supported at the front by pairs of square columns with moulded capitals and a square plinth. At the back of the house is a shed-roof addition which housed the kitchen. The interior of the main block is divided into four rooms, two on either side of a large central hall.[1]

The house was built c. 1833 by Grandison Delaney Royston, then at the start of a long and distinguished career in Arkansas politics, serving in the state legislature, as United States District Attorney, and as a state militia general during the American Civil War.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is one of the finest early examples of the Greek Revival in the state.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Grandison D. Royston House. Arkansas Preservation. 2014-10-01.