James Sparks House, Fort Smith

Name: James Sparks House
Address: Fort Smith, United States

#27 among attractions in Fort Smith

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The James Sparks House is a historic house at 201 North 14th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, with a round three-story tower at one corner, around which a wraparound porch extends. It features Romanesque segmented-arch and round-arch windows, and chimneys with decorative corbelled tops. The interior features high-quality woodwork original to the house's c. 1887 construction. It was built by James M. Sparks, a prominent local businessman who was the son of an Irish immigrant. The house was carefully restored in the 20th century. ()

Built: 1890 (134 years ago)Coordinates: 35°23'8"N, 94°24'55"W

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Downtown Fort SmithFort Smith United States

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James Sparks House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Smith National Historic Site, Fort Smith Trolley Museum, W.H.H. Clayton House, Fort Smith Museum of History.

0.9 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Fort Smith National Historic Site, Fort Smith
24 min walk • Fort Smith National Historic Site is a National Historic Site located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, along the Arkansas River. The first fort at this site was established by the United States in 1817, before this area was established as part of Indian Territory.
0.8 miW
Museum, Specialty museum
Fort Smith Trolley Museum, Fort Smith
22 min walk • The Fort Smith Trolley Museum is a streetcar and railroad museum in Fort Smith, in the U.S. state of Arkansas, which includes an operating heritage streetcar line. The museum opened in 1985, and operation of its streetcar line began in 1991.
0.5 miNW
Museum, History museum
W.H.H. Clayton House, Fort Smith
14 min walk • The W.H.H. Clayton House, now the Clayton House Museum, is a historic house museum at 514 North 6th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story L-shaped wood-frame structure, with a projecting front clipped-gable section.
0.7 miW
Museum, History museum
Fort Smith Museum of History, Fort Smith
20 min walk • The Fort Smith Museum of History is located at 320 Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The museum is devoted to presenting the history of Fort Smith and the surrounding region.
0.5 miNW
Park
Belle Grove Historic District, Fort Smith
14 min walk • Belle Grove Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district north of the central business district of Fort Smith, Arkansas. This area became an affluent residential area not long after Fort Smith was established in 1842, and was most heavily developed between about 1870 and 1930.
0.6 miW
City hall
Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall, Fort Smith
16 min walk • The Sebastian County Courthouse/Fort Smith City Hall is a historic civic building at 100 South 6th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large four-story stone and concrete structure with modest Art Deco styling, designed by Fort Smith architects E. Chester Nelson, T. E.
1.4 miSE
Cemetery
Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith
35 min walk • Oak Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Greenwood and Dodson Avenues in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Established in 1853, it is the city's oldest and largest cemetery, and the burial site of many of its most prominent citizens.
0.8 miW
Cemetery
Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith
21 min walk • Fort Smith National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at Garland Avenue and Sixth Street in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It encompasses 22.3 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 13,127 interments.
0.6 miW
Memorial
Ft. Smith Confederate Monument, Fort Smith
16 min walk • The Ft. Smith Confederate Monument stands on the grounds of the Sebastian County Courthouse at the junction of 6th and Rogers Streets in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1.1 miSE
Church
South Side Baptist Church, Fort Smith
27 min walk • South Side Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church at 2400 Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large two-story brick building, built in 1948 with Moderne styling.
1 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Fort Smith
25 min walk • The Goddard United Methodist Church formerly the Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church at 1922 Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to James Sparks House?

Nearby attractions include New Theatre, Fort Smith (10 min walk), Tillman Shaw House, Fort Smith (13 min walk), W.H.H. Clayton House, Fort Smith (14 min walk), Belle Grove Historic District, Fort Smith (14 min walk).

How to get to James Sparks House by public transport?

The nearest stations to James Sparks House:

Train

Creekmore Express (37 min walk)