Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Harris House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2022
1. Harris House Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected by Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Department of Arkansas Heritage.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 34° 43.284′ N, 92° 11.876′ W. Marker is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection of Fourche Dam Pike and Richland Drive, on the left when traveling west on Fourche Dam Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6507 Fourche Dam Pike, Little Rock AR 72206, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Little Rock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Engagement at Bayou Fourche (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Little Rock Campaign - Bayou Fourche (approx. 0.6 miles away); Marmaduke-Walker Duel (approx. 2½ miles away); State of Minnesota (approx. 3.3 miles away); In Memory of all who served on the Island of Oahu (approx. 3.4 miles away); Confederate Burial in the National Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); Little Rock National Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Rock.
Regarding Harris House.
this page online
The Harris House is located on the first plot of ten acres purchased in the late 1800's by Henry Griffin, the great-grandfather of the present owner, Patricia Huitt. Henry Griffin divided ten acres of rural land in the Fourche Dam area among seven of his eight children. His daughter, Florence Elizabeth Griffin Harris received the first plot of the ten acres. Florence and her husband Porter Field Harris built the house in 1924 on her section of land. Since they were unable to have children, they did not build a large home. However, the couple decided to build a unique house ln the Spanish Eclectic style with the help of blue prints drafted by Lester Flint of Flint and Broad Architects of Dallas, Texas. All the interior plaster work was by Porter Field Harris himself. Porter Field Harris was a master plasterer, and is known to have helped with the building of the Arkansas State Capitol (NR listed 6/24/74) and with the elaborate remodeling work in St. Edward's Church, Little Rock (NR listed 12/22/82).
Also see . . . Harris House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1998. (National Archives) (Submitted on November 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2022
2. Harris House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
