Oak Forest in Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Buhler House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022

1. Buhler House Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 34° 44.094′ N, 92° 20.1′ W. Marker is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is in Oak Forest. It is at the intersection of Fair Park Boulevard and West 19th Street, on the right when traveling south on Fair Park Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1820 Fair Park Blvd, Little Rock AR 72204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Quapaw Homeland.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: A Wild Look Back (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wild Boar (approx. 0.9 miles away); Over the Jumps (approx. 0.9 miles away); Memorial Stadium (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bro. Samuel Proctor Massie Sr. (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching in Little Rock (approx. 1.1 miles away); War Memorial Golf Course (approx. 1.1 miles away); “Stifft's Station” (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Rock.

Regarding Buhler House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

Located in a Little Rock neighborhood known as “Oak Forest,” the Buhler House was constructed in 1930-31 by Henry Fernando Buhler and his firm, the Fourche River Land Company. Although the Fourche River Land Company built many houses in the Oak Forest area during the late 1920's and early 1930's, the Buhler House was — and is — unique because of its steel and concrete construction, said by the builders to be “fire, sound, burglar, lightning and storm safe.” …

It is not known what prompted Henry Buhler to erect the “Most Unusual Home Ever Built In Arkansas” — as it was called in a newspaper advertisement
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022

2. Buhler House Marker
that invited the public to an open house on April 12, 1931.…

Nevertheless, it did not sell, and Henry Buhler evidently was unable to pay his suppliers and the workmen who had built the house, to whom he owed more than $14,000. Buhler lost the house, which was sold at auction in June of 1932. The highest bid was $3,500.

Also see . . . Buhler House (PDF). National Register nomination for the all-steel frame house, which was listed in 1988. (National Archives) (Submitted on November 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.