Eureka Springs in Carroll County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Clayton-Becker House

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2012

1. Clayton-Becker House Marker

Inscription. Crescent Cottage
on the National Register of Historic Places

Built in 1881
Home of Powell Clayton,
the first governor of Arkansas
after the state was readmitted
to the Union following
the War Between the States

Owners
Ray & Elise Dilfield

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This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Arkansas Historic Preservation Program

Clayton-Becker
This home on the
Eureka Springs Preservation society
Historic Tour
December 4, 1993

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1900.

Location. 36° 24.467′ N, 93° 44.139′ W. Marker is in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, in Carroll County. It is on Spring Street north of Hillside Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 Spring Street, Eureka Springs AR 72632, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’

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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 walking distance of this marker: Crescent Spring and Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Carnegie Library (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Timeless Place (about 300 feet away); The Crescent Hotel & Spa (about 600 feet away); Few Things But Staples … (about 700 feet away); Harding Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lay of the Land (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bridgeford House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eureka Springs.

Regarding Clayton-Becker House. The Clayton-Becker House contributes to the Eureka Springs Historic District.

Also see . . . Eureka Springs History.

Clayton-Becker House Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2012

2. Clayton-Becker House Markers

(Submitted on January 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Clayton-Becker House and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2012

3. Clayton-Becker House and Markers

Clayton-Becker House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2012

4. Clayton-Becker House

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 954 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.