Ward-Hays House

The Ward-Hays House is a historic house at 1008 West 2nd Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, distinguished by a massive front portico, with two-story fluted Ionic columns supporting an elaborate entablature and cornice. The house was built in 1886 for the son of Zeb Ward by prison labor provided by the Arkansas State Penitentiary, which Ward headed at the time. Its second owner was John Quitman Hays, a prominent railroad engineer.[2]

Ward-Hays House
Ward-Hays House is located in Arkansas
Ward-Hays House
Location in Arkansas
Ward-Hays House is located in the United States
Ward-Hays House
Location in United States
Location1008 W. 2nd St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′56″N 92°16′54″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1886 (1886)
ArchitectZeb Ward
NRHP reference No.75000412[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1975

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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