Judge Benjamin Shaver House

Judge Benjamin Shaver House
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
Location701 12th St., Mena, Arkansas
Coordinates34°35′0″N 94°14′41″W / 34.58333°N 94.24472°W / 34.58333; -94.24472
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.79003431[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1979

The Judge Benjamin Shaver House is a historic house at 701 12th Street in Mena, Arkansas. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof that projects over a two-story porch. There are further stepped projectings beyond this, culminating in an gable section supported by Ionic columns, with a Palladian window in the pedimented gable end. The house was built in 1896, two years after Mena was incorporated by Benjamin Shaver, a prominent local lawyer and judge. The building is further notable for its association with his daughter Dorothy, who parlayed an early career as a dollmaker into becoming CEO of Lord & Taylor.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Judge Benjamin Shaver House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved May 10, 2015.