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| − | The '''Baucum House''' is | + | The '''Baucum House''' (also known as the '''White-Baucum House''') is an Italianate mansion at 201 South Izard Street in [[Little Rock]], Arkansas. The house was constructed by [[Robert J. T. White]], the [[Office of the Secretary of State|Arkansas Secretary of State]], in 1869-1870. Colonel [[George F. Baucum]], a cotton broker, wholesale grocer, and [[Bank of Little Rock]] president purchased the home in the 1920s. |
| − | The building | + | Beginning in the 1950s the home was converted to commercial use. The building became the home of [[Don Mehlburger Engineers]] in the late 1970s. The home is on the National Register of Historic Places. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *Leslie Newell Peacock, "Little Rock Evicts Squatters from Historic House," ''Arkansas Times,'' July 1, 2010. | ||
*David Terrell, "Little Rock Story: Downtown Residential Area Becomes Increasingly Attractive as a Place to Live and Work," ''American Preservation'' 1.1 (October-November 1977): 70. | *David Terrell, "Little Rock Story: Downtown Residential Area Becomes Increasingly Attractive as a Place to Live and Work," ''American Preservation'' 1.1 (October-November 1977): 70. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Historic homes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:13, 2 July 2010
The Baucum House (also known as the White-Baucum House) is an Italianate mansion at 201 South Izard Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. The house was constructed by Robert J. T. White, the Arkansas Secretary of State, in 1869-1870. Colonel George F. Baucum, a cotton broker, wholesale grocer, and Bank of Little Rock president purchased the home in the 1920s.
Beginning in the 1950s the home was converted to commercial use. The building became the home of Don Mehlburger Engineers in the late 1970s. The home is on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- Leslie Newell Peacock, "Little Rock Evicts Squatters from Historic House," Arkansas Times, July 1, 2010.
- David Terrell, "Little Rock Story: Downtown Residential Area Becomes Increasingly Attractive as a Place to Live and Work," American Preservation 1.1 (October-November 1977): 70.
