Grandison D. Royston House
Grandison D. Royston House | |
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Location in Arkansas | |
Location | SW of Columbus St., Washington, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°46′19.5″N 93°40′55″W / 33.772083°N 93.68194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1833 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Part of | Washington Historic District (ID72000204) |
NRHP reference No. | 71000124[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
Designated CP | June 20, 1972 |
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 55 feet (17 m) wide and 51 feet (16 m) 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.[2]
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.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] It is one of the finest early examples of the Greek Revival in the state.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "NRHP nomination for Grandison D. Royston House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Greek Revival houses in Arkansas
- Houses completed in 1833
- 1833 establishments in Arkansas Territory
- Houses in Hempstead County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Hempstead County, Arkansas
- Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas
- Southwest Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs