McDonald–Wait–Newton House

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McDonald–Wait–Newton House
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McDonald–Wait–Newton House is located in Arkansas
McDonald–Wait–Newton House
Location in Arkansas
Location1406 Cantrell Rd., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°45′12″N 92°17′6″W / 34.75333°N 92.28500°W / 34.75333; -92.28500Coordinates: 34°45′12″N 92°17′6″W / 34.75333°N 92.28500°W / 34.75333; -92.28500
Arealess than one acre
Built1869 (1869)
Built byAlexander McDonald
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.78000622[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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+12-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]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas".
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for McDonald–Wait–Newton House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  4. ^ "About". 1836 Club. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2021.


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