C.R. Breckinridge House

The C.R. Breckinridge House is a historic house at 504 North 16th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large two-story structure, with a hip roof, stuccoed walls, and a fieldstone foundation. A porch extends across the front facade, supported by seven box columns, with an open veranda above. The main entrance is flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a half-oval transom window. The house was built in 1903 for Clifton R. Breckinridge, who represented the area in the United States Congress in the 1880s and 1890s, and was later United States Ambassador to Russia.[2]

C. R. Breckinridge House
C.R. Breckinridge House is located in Arkansas
C.R. Breckinridge House
Location in Arkansas
C.R. Breckinridge House is located in the United States
C.R. Breckinridge House
Location in United States
Location504 N. 16th St., Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates35°23′9″N 94°24′47″W / 35.38583°N 94.41306°W / 35.38583; -94.41306
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
NRHP reference No.79000460[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1979

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for C.R. Breckinridge House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-26.