Near Prairie Grove in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
John Tilley House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
1. John Tilley House Marker
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 1855.
Location. 35° 59.575′ N, 94° 23.153′ W. Marker is near Prairie Grove, Arkansas, in Washington County. It is on Stonewall Road (County Road 64) 0.4 miles east of North Wedington Blacktop Road (County Road 33), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17677 Stonewall Rd, Prairie Grove AR 72753, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas, on the Ozark Plateau, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Osage Territory. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Battlefield Overlook (approx. 3.9 miles away); Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Dr. James W. and Joy Nelson Webb (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Spring (approx. 4.1 miles away); General Shaver's Headquarters (approx. 4.3 miles away); Hindman Hall Museum (approx. 4.3 miles away); Blunt's Attack (approx. 4.3 miles away); March of the Armies (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prairie Grove.
Regarding John Tilley House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Before building their brick house,John Tilley and his family lived in a one-and-one-half-storey log house. About 1854 they began construction of their brick home on a site just northeast of the log cabin. When the brick house was completed in 1855, a covered walkway connected it to the log house, which thereafter served as kitchen and dining room. In the 1890's the log house was torn down and a frame wing, housing a kitchen, dining room and additional bedroom, was added to the rear of the house.
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The brick house built by John Tilley was a two-storey structure. Using bricks made about one-half mile southwest of the site, Tilley built walls which were sixteen inches thick on the first storey and half that width on the second storey. Plaster of lime, sand and hog hair covered the interior walls and was done with an egg-shell finish. The tongue-and-groove floors, pegged doors and simple window frames were all made from heart pine.
Also see . . . John Tilley House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1978. (National Archives) (Submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
2. John Tilley House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
