Henry Clay Mills House
Henry Clay Mills House | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location in Arkansas Location in United States | |
| Location | 425 N. 15th St., Van Buren, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°26′30″N 94°20′33″W / 35.44167°N 94.34250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1892 |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000250[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1977 |
| Removed from NRHP | January 26, 2018 |
The Henry Clay Mills House was a historic house at 425 North 15th Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. This modest frame house was built in 1892 by Henry Clay Mills, an African-American former slave turned businessman. Mills was born into slavery in 1847, and after the American Civil War worked for many years as a laborer on a plantation near Mulberry. He eventually developed a moving and shipping business in Van Buren, typifying advancement of African-Americans of the period from agricultural to non-agricultural economic opportunities.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1] It has apparently been demolished, and was delisted in 2018.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Savage, Beth, ed. (1994). African American Historic Places. John Wiley and Sons. p. 110. ISBN 9780471143451.