Pike-Fletcher-Terry House

Pike-Fletcher-Terry House
Location 8th and Rock Sts., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′28″N 92°15′53″W / 34.74111°N 92.26472°W / 34.74111; -92.26472Coordinates: 34°44′28″N 92°15′53″W / 34.74111°N 92.26472°W / 34.74111; -92.26472
Area less than one acre
Built 1840 (1840)
Architectural style Greek Revival
Part of MacArthur Park Historic District (#77000269)
NRHP Reference # 72000208[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 21, 1972
Designated CP July 25, 1977

The Pike-Fletcher-Terry House, also known as just the Terry Mansion and now the Community Gallery at the Terry House, is a historic house at 8th and Rock Streets in central Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a large two story Greek Revival building, whose grounds occupy the western end of a city block bounded by Rock, 8th, and 7th Streets. Its most prominent feature is its north-facing six-column Greek temple portico. The house was built in 1840 for Albert Pike, a leading figure in Arkansas' territorial and early state history. It has also been home to John Fletcher, a prominent Little Rock businessman and American Civil War veteran, and David D. Terry, Fletcher's son-in-law and also a prominent Arkansas politician.[2] The house is now owned by the Arkansas Arts Center, which uses it has an art gallery and event space.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Pike-Fletcher-Terry House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-20.


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