Colonial Revival houses in Little Rock
Colonial Revival reworks the symmetry, shutters and classical doorways of American colonial building. It was the most widely used house style in the country from the 1890s through the 1940s.
15 stops, 2.2 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Mitchell House1415 Spring St.Buildingstart
- 2Turner House1701 Center St.Building · listed 19820.2 mi from stop 1
- 3Rogers House400 W. 18th St.Building · listed 19820.1 mi from stop 2
- 4French-England House1700 BroadwayBuilding · listed 1982258 ft from stop 3
- 5Croxson House1901 Gaines St.Building · listed 19820.2 mi from stop 4
- 6Frauenthal House2008 Arch St.Building · listed 1982460 ft from stop 5
- 7England House2121 Arch St.Building · listed 1982426 ft from stop 6
- 8Sanders House2100 Gaines St.Building · listed 19820.1 mi from stop 7
- 9Mehaffey House2101 LouisianaBuilding · listed 19820.3 mi from stop 8
- 10Thompson, Ada, Memorial Home2021 S. MainBuilding · listed 19770.1 mi from stop 9
- 11Bragg Guesthouse1615 CumberlandBuilding · listed 20010.4 mi from stop 10
- 12Vanetten House1012 CumberlandBuilding · listed 19820.3 mi from stop 11
- 13Thurston House923 Cumberland St.Building · listed 1982303 ft from stop 12
- 14Fletcher House909 Cumberland St.Building · listed 1982131 ft from stop 13
- 15Little Rock Boys Club8th & Scott Sts.Building · built 1930 · listed 19820.1 mi from stop 14
2.2 straight-line miles over 14 legs.
Taking it along
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- Open all 15 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Little Rock
- The work of Charles L. Thompson and associates in Little Rock15 stops · 1.0 milesThe record behind every stop attributes it to Charles L. Thompson and associates. Colonial Revival is the label that recurs most across them.
- Neoclassical architecture in Little Rock11 stops · 2.1 milesNeoclassical buildings borrow the columns, pediments and symmetry of Greek and Roman temples. The Little Rock examples on this route went up between 1900 and 1932.
- Banks and business blocks in Little Rock11 stops · 1.6 milesThe route links commercial buildings built between 1881 and 1964. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
- Churches and temples in Little Rock11 stops · 1.9 milesThe route links churches built between 1878 and 1921. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
- Schools and libraries in Little Rock10 stops · 2.4 milesThe route links schools built between 1905 and 1929. Some are still in use for teaching and some have been converted to other work.
Local history books for Little Rock
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- Remembering Arkansas Confederates and the 1911 Little Rock Veterans ReunionRay Hanley, 2006Find at Bookshop.org
Arkansas travel guides
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