Maj. James Alexander Tappan House

Historic house in Arkansas, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Maj. James Alexander Tappan House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


34°31′59″N 90°35′28″W / 34.53306°N 90.59111°W / 34.53306; -90.59111
Area	less than one acre
Built	1892 (1892)
Built by	Lyle Bros.
Architectural style	Queen Anne
Part of	Beech Street Historic District (ID86003314)
NRHP reference No.	74000493^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 9, 1974
Designated CP	January 30, 1987

The Maj. James Alexander Tappan House is a historic house at 727 Columbia Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, built in 1892 for James Tappan, a wealthy businessman from a prominent local family. The house is a fine Queen Anne Victorian, with a particularly elaborate porch with a spindled balustrade and delicately proportioned columns, which wraps around a turreted projection with a conical roof. The cornice is decorated with brackets and panels, and the exterior also features the use of decoratively-cut shingles. James Tappan operated a number of businesses, including coal supply and a hardware store, and was director of a local bank.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Maj. James Alexander Tappan House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved November 13, 2014.