Charles H. Murphy Sr. House

Historic house in Arkansas, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Charles H. Murphy Sr. House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


33°13′12″N 92°39′37″W / 33.22001°N 92.66014°W / 33.22001; -92.66014
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1925
Architect	Charles L. Thompson
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
Part of	Murphy-Hill Historic District (ID07000974)
NRHP reference No.	83001168^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 8, 1983
Designated CP	September 20, 2007

The Charles H. Murphy Sr. House in El Dorado, Arkansas, was built in 1925. The 2+1⁄2-story house was designed in Tudor Revival style by architect Charles L. Thompson, and built in 1925–26, during El Dorado's oil boom years. Charles Murphy was a major landowner, originally in the lumber business, who benefitted greatly from the oil boom due to the increased value of local real estate. He founded the predecessor company to Murphy Oil, which is still headquartered in El Dorado.^[2]

The house was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983,^[1] and included in the Murphy-Hill Historic District in 2007.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Charles H. Murphy Sr. House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
^ "NRHP nomination for Murphy-Hill Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-21.