McDonald–Wait–Newton House | |
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Location in
Arkansas | |
Location | 1406 Cantrell Rd., Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°45′12″N 92°17′6″W / 34.75333°N 92.28500°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1869 |
Built by | Alexander McDonald |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 78000622 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 14, 1978 |
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]
It is a 2+1⁄2-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]