McDonald–Wait–Newton House

The McDonald–Wait–Newton House is a historic house at 1406 Cantrell Road in Little Rock, Arkansas. U.S. Senator Alexander McDonald lived in the house and Robert Francis Catterson stayed at the house during his time as a U.S. Marshall.[2]

McDonald–Wait–Newton House
McDonald–Wait–Newton House is located in Arkansas
McDonald–Wait–Newton House
Location in Arkansas
McDonald–Wait–Newton House is located in the United States
McDonald–Wait–Newton House
Location in United States
Location1406 Cantrell Rd., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°45′12″N 92°17′6″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1869 (1869)
Built byAlexander McDonald
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.78000622[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1978

It is a 2+12-story brick building, with a mansard roof providing a full third story. The main facade is five bays wide, with a projecting central section topped by a mansarded tower. The roof is pierced by dormers with segmented-arch tops, and windows framed by decorative hoods. The main entrance is set in the base of the tower, with an elliptical stained glass light above. A porch shelters the entrance and wraps around to the right side, with a modillioned cornice and bracketed posts. Built in 1869, it is the last surviving post-Civil War mansion built along what became known as "Carpetbaggers' Row", as it is where a number of Northerners settled when moving to the city.[3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The house today hosts the "1836 Club", a social club.[4]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas".
  3. "NRHP nomination for McDonald–Wait–Newton House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  4. "About". 1836 Club. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2021.


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