William Nicholas Straub House, Helena

Name: William Nicholas Straub House
Address: Helena, United States

#18 among attractions in Helena

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The William Nicholas Straub House is a historic house at 531 Perry Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a stylistically eclectic 2+1⁄2-story structure, built in 1900 for William Nicholas Straub, a prominent local merchant. The house's main stylistic elements come from the Colonial Revival and the Shingle style, both of which were popular at the time. The house has a first floor finished in painted brick, and its upper floors are clad in shingles. The main facade has a single-story porch across its width, supported by three Ionic columns. The entrance, on the left side, has a single door with a large pane of glass, and is topped by a transom window. On the right side is a two-sided projecting bay section. The house's most prominent exterior feature is a crenellated tower which rises above the entry. ()

Built: 1900 (124 years ago)Coordinates: 34°31'37"N, 90°35'31"W

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William Nicholas Straub House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Delta Cultural Center, Helena Confederate Cemetery, Helena Library and Museum, Centennial Baptist Church.

0.5 miSE
Visitor center, History museum, Museum
Delta Cultural Center, Helena
12 min walk • The Delta Cultural Center in downtown Helena, Arkansas, is a cultural center and museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. It is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the culture of the Arkansas Delta. They also partner with other cultural organizations to interepret different cultural elements.
1 miN
Cemetery
Helena Confederate Cemetery, Helena
27 min walk • The Helena Confederate Cemetery is located in the southwest corner of the Maple Hill Cemetery on Holly Street in Helena, Arkansas.
~1030 ftNE
Military museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Helena Library and Museum, Helena
5 min walk • The Helena Museum of Phillips County is a historic building at 623 Pecan Street in Helena, Arkansas. The main portion of the building is a 2+1⁄2-story mansard-roofed Second Empire structure, and was built in 1891 with funds raised by the Women's Library Association.
~490 ftSE
Church
Centennial Baptist Church, Helena
3 min walk • The Centennial Baptist Church is a historic church building at the corner of York and Columbia Streets in Helena, Arkansas. It is significant for its association with Elias Camp Morris, who was the pastor of the church from 1879 and who was a driving force in the establishment of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
~1500 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Helena
8 min walk • St. Mary Church is a Catholic parish in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, in the North Delta deanery of the Diocese of Little Rock. It is located at 123 Columbia Street.
~1960 ftS
Church
New Light Missionary Baptist Church, Helena
10 min walk • The New Light Missionary Baptist Church was a historic church at 522 Arkansas Street in Helena, Arkansas. It was a two-story wood-frame brick and masonry structure, built in 1917 for an African-American congregation organized in 1894.
~1090 ftNW
Greek Revival architecture
James C. Tappan House, Helena
6 min walk • The James C. Tappan House, also known as the Tappan-Pillow House, is a historic house at 717 Poplar Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, three bays wide, with a hip roof. A two-story porch projects from the main facade, topped by a Greek Revival triangular pediment with brackets.

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Nearby attractions include Centennial Baptist Church, Helena (3 min walk), Helena Library and Museum, Helena (5 min walk), James C. Tappan House, Helena (6 min walk), St. Mary's Catholic Church, Helena (8 min walk).

William Nicholas Straub House, Helena

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William Nicholas Straub House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Delta Cultural Center, Helena

Helena Confederate Cemetery, Helena

Helena Library and Museum, Helena

Centennial Baptist Church, Helena

St. Mary's Catholic Church, Helena

New Light Missionary Baptist Church, Helena

James C. Tappan House, Helena

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Which popular attractions are close to William Nicholas Straub House?