The Absalom Fowler House is a historic house at 503 East 6th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, with a hip roof and a front portico supported by fluted Ionic columns and topped by a balustrade. The building is encircled by an entablature with modillion blocks and an unusual double row of dentil moulding giving a checkerboard effect. The house was built in about 1840 by Absalom Fowler, a lawyer prominent in the state's early history.[2] The house is now surrounded by a multi-building apartment complex.

Absalom Fowler House
Absalom Fowler House is located in Arkansas
Absalom Fowler House
Location in Arkansas
Absalom Fowler House is located in the United States
Absalom Fowler House
Location in United States
Location503 E. 6th St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′30″N 92°16′41″W / 34.74167°N 92.27806°W / 34.74167; -92.27806
Arealess than one acre
Built1839 (1839)
ArchitectAbsalom Fowler
Part ofMacArthur Park Historic District (ID77000269)
NRHP reference No.73000387[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1973
Designated CPJuly 25, 1977

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

Absalom Fowler House, circa 1904

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Absalom Fowler House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved November 21, 2015.