Glenn House (Batesville, Arkansas)

 house, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Greek Revival (architecture)

Historic house, originally built as a school, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: c. 1850
Alterations: 1873 (rear addition & conversion to private home); c. 1900 (southwest 2-story bay window addition); 1929 (enclosure of some of the porches and interior remodel); early 1950s (enclosure of the remaining porches)
Architectural style: Greek Revival; Victorian detailing
Areas of significance: Architecture; Commerce; Education
Area: 2 acres
Significant outbuildings: storage building
Also known as: Soulesbury Institute (original historic name)
Date added to NRHP: 5/2/1975
Other designations: contributing property to the School Addition Historic District
Notes: This house was originally built as the Soulesbury Institute, a small co-ed school with a faculty of six. The school's attendance dwindled after the Civil War, and was finally closed in 1873, after which the property was purchased and converted into a private residence.