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]