Morrilton in Conway County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
W.L. Wood House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 15, 2023
1. W.L. Wood House Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 35° 9.677′ N, 92° 44.766′ W. Marker is in Morrilton, Arkansas, in Conway County. Marker is at the intersection of North Morrill Street and West Higgins Street, on the right when traveling south on North Morrill Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 709 N Morrill St, Morrilton AR 72110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Thousands Steamed By 1831-59, Two Cherokee Groups were Stranded Here (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lewisburg in the Civil War (approx. 0.6 miles away); Conway County World War II Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Conway County (approx. 0.7 miles away); Conway County Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Conway County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Conway County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Conway County Library (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morrilton.
Regarding W.L. Wood House.
this page online
The W. L. Wood House, built for William L. Wood and his wife Alice in 1905/1906, is a two-and-one-half story Queen Anne style frame dwelling. The home features a red tin covered turret, a steeply sloped roof consisting of four gables, and a large screened wraparound front porch. It was constructed atop a fieldstone foundation and is located on six lots in the Woods Addition to the City of Morrilton. Around the turn of the century Mr. Wood acquired forty acres of land north of the railroad and raised cotton in the area before developing it into residential lots that would become Woods Addition.
… [His daughter] Bertha Wood married Edgar Earle Love, a cotton buyer and real estate agent from Tennessee in 1901. They had two sons, William Earle and Charles Allen. Mr. Love met an early death in 1919 after a long illness. Later that same year Bertha and her sons moved into the Wood House with her parents. She and her brother, Lee, took equal ownership of the house in 1928. Mr. and Mrs. Wood remained as residents of the house throughout their remaining years. Mrs. Alice Wood died in 1935 and W. L. Wood died the next year. In 1937 Lee sold his half of the property to Bertha …
Mrs. Bertha Love was a prominent civic leader, supporting the Red Cross and the Arkansas River Basin Program. She served as president ofthe Pathfinders Club at the time the city received the Carnegie Foundation grant for the library, in 1916. The library, now known as the Conway County Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is still in use today. She died in 1965.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 15, 20232. W.L. Wood House Marker
Also see . . .
1. W.L. Wood House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 2002. (Prepared by Ralph E. Balch; via National Archives) (Submitted on November 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Historic 1906 "The Love House" On National Register Lists for $199,900. See Inside!. Archived for-sale blog post about the house (under another name it is known by) includes several photographs of it. (Historical Homes of America, March 28, 2021) (Submitted on November 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 15, 2023
3. W.L. Wood House
View from the southeast.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
