Borden House (Prairie Grove, Arkansas)

The Borden House is a historic house on the grounds of Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. In the Battle of Prairie Grove on December 7, 1862, the original Borden House was one of the central points of the Confederate line, and was the scene of heavy casualties. The Borden House was burned the next day. Archibald Borden built the current house on the original site. It is a 1+12-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof pierced by three gabled dormers. A porch extends across the center three bays of the front.[2]

Borden House
The Borden House
Borden House (Prairie Grove, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Borden House (Prairie Grove, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Borden House (Prairie Grove, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Borden House (Prairie Grove, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Nearest cityPrairie Grove, Arkansas
Coordinates35°59′7″N 94°18′15″W / 35.98528°N 94.30417°W / 35.98528; -94.30417
Arealess than one acre
Built1862
Part ofPrairie Grove Battlefield State Park (ID92001523)
NRHP reference No.77000278[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1977
Designated CPNovember 9, 1992

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977,[1] and included in an enlarged National Register listing for the battlefield in 1992.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Borden House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 19, 2015.