Mitchell House, Batesville

Name: Mitchell House
Address: Batesville, United States

#8 among attractions in Batesville

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The Mitchell House is a historic house at 1183 Main Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with weatherboard siding, and a cross-gable roof configuration. The front facade is dominated by a gambreled gable projecting over the front porch, which is fashioned out of locally sourced limestone, including the facing on the supporting piers. The house was built in 1917 to a design by Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson. ()

Built: 1917 (107 years ago)Coordinates: 35°46'33"N, 91°38'36"W

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Batesville United States

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Mitchell House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Paul's Parish Church, Batesville Commercial Historic District, Batesville Confederate Monument, Central Avenue Bridge.

0.5 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Parish Church, Batesville
13 min walk • St. Paul's Parish is a congregation of the Episcopal Church in Batesville, Arkansas. The parish was officially founded on March 3, 1866, by Bishop Henry C. Lay and the Rev. Charles H. Albert, who had been working as missionaries in the area since the previous year.
0.7 miSW
Park
Batesville Commercial Historic District, Batesville
19 min walk • The Batesville Commercial Historic District encompasses about four city blocks of the historic downtown of Batesville, Arkansas. This area's current appearance is largely the result of development between about 1880 and the 1940s, although it includes a portion of Arkansas' oldest platted Main Street, dating to 1821.
0.7 miSW
Memorial
Batesville Confederate Monument, Batesville
17 min walk • The Batesville Confederate Monument is located at the southeast corner of Main and Broad Streets in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a square monument, about 20 feet in height, divided into four stages, and built out of local limestone. The first three-stage have a base trim element, and are unadorned except for inscriptions.
0.7 miSW
Bridge
Central Avenue Bridge, Batesville
19 min walk • The Central Avenue Bridge is a historic bridge in Batesville, Arkansas. It carries AR 69B and Central Avenue across Poke Bayou on the city's west side. It is an open spandrel concrete structure, with five spans having a total length of 397 feet. The longest single span is 80 feet.
0.4 miSE
Church
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Batesville
11 min walk • The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 895 Oak Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a single-story sandstone structure, with a gable roof and a projecting square tower at the front.
~1890 ftSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Edward Dickinson House, Batesville
10 min walk • The Edward Dickinson House is a historic house at 672 East Boswell Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a steeply pitched gable roof and Gothic Revival styling. A front-facing gable is centered on the main facade, with a Gothic-arched window at its center.
~1290 ftSW
Shingle style architecture
Cook-Morrow House, Batesville
7 min walk • The Cook-Morrow House is a historic house at 875 Main Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gabled roof configuration and wooden shingle and brick veneer exterior. A porch wraps around the front and right side.
~1930 ftW
Greek Revival architecture
Glenn House, Batesville
10 min walk • The Glenn House is a historic house at 653 Water Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and end chimneys.
1.1 miE
Universities and schools
Lyon College, Batesville
28 min walk • Lyon College is an private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Batesville, Arkansas. Founded in 1872 as Arkansas College, it is the oldest independent college in Arkansas.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mitchell House?

Nearby attractions include Cook-Morrow House, Batesville (7 min walk), Edward Dickinson House, Batesville (10 min walk), Glenn House, Batesville (10 min walk), Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Batesville (11 min walk).