Newton House Museum

Matthew Rainey House
Location 510 N. Jackson St., El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°12′53″N 92°39′44″W / 33.21472°N 92.66222°W / 33.21472; -92.66222Coordinates: 33°12′53″N 92°39′44″W / 33.21472°N 92.66222°W / 33.21472; -92.66222
Area less than one acre
Built 1852 (1852)
Part of Murphy-Hill Historic District (#07000974)
NRHP Reference # 74000501[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 6, 1974
Designated CP September 20, 2007

The Newton House Museum, alsk known as the Matthew Rainey House, is a historic house museum at 510 North Jackson Street in El Dorado, Arkansas. The house was built sometime between 1843 and 1853 by Matthew Rainey, El Dorado's first settler, and is the oldest building in the city. It is a vernacular two-story wood-frame structure with a central hall and rooms on either side. It stands at the edge of a 4-acre (1.6 ha) parcel, having been moved from its center in 1910.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974,[1] and included in the Murphy-Hill Historic District in 2007.[3] It is now owned by the South Arkansas Historical Foundation, which operates it as a museum.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Matthew Rainey House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Murphy-Hill Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-21.


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