James S. Handford House, Batesville

Name: James S. Handford House
Address: Batesville, United States

#13 among attractions in Batesville

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The James Stanley Handford House is a historic house at 659 East Boswell Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, built in 1888 with elaborate Queen Anne Victorian styling. It has a wraparound porch with delicate turned posts with brackets and a paneled balustrade. Its irregular massing includes a front-facing gable and corner polygonal bay, with bands of decorative scalloped shingles on the sides. The house is a near mirror-image of the Charles Robertson Handford House, located across the street. Built by two brothers, these houses are fine examples of Victorian architecture, important also for their association with the Handfords, who were prominent in the local lumber business. ()

Coordinates: 35°46'18"N, 91°38'50"W

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Batesville United States

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James S. Handford 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.

~950 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Parish Church, Batesville
5 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.
0.4 miW
Park
Batesville Commercial Historic District, Batesville
11 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.
~1830 ftW
Memorial
Batesville Confederate Monument, Batesville
9 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.
0.5 miW
Bridge
Central Avenue Bridge, Batesville
12 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.
0.6 miE
Church
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Batesville
15 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.
~180 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Edward Dickinson House, Batesville
1 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.
~910 ftN
Shingle style architecture
Cook-Morrow House, Batesville
5 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.
~1030 ftNW
Greek Revival architecture
Glenn House, Batesville
5 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to James S. Handford House?

Nearby attractions include Edward Dickinson House, Batesville (1 min walk), Cook-Morrow House, Batesville (5 min walk), St. Paul's Parish Church, Batesville (5 min walk), Glenn House, Batesville (5 min walk).