The James Sparks House is a historic house at 201 North 14th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a 2+12-story brick structure, with a round three-story tower at one corner, around which a wraparound porch extends. It features Romanesque segmented-arch and round-arch windows, and chimneys with decorative corbelled tops. The interior features high-quality woodwork original to the house's c. 1887 construction. It was built by James M. Sparks, a prominent local businessman who was the son of an Irish immigrant. The house was carefully restored in the 20th century.[2]

James Sparks House
James Sparks House is located in Arkansas
James Sparks House
Location in Arkansas
James Sparks House is located in the United States
James Sparks House
Location in United States
Location201 N. 14th St., Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates35°23′8″N 94°24′55″W / 35.38556°N 94.41528°W / 35.38556; -94.41528
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleRomanesque, Victorian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.72000210[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1972

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

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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 James Sparks House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
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