Johnswood (Little Rock, Arkansas)

USA / Arkansas / Cammack Village / Little Rock, Arkansas / Cantrell Road, 10314
 house, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Colonial Revival (architecture)
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Historic house listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1941
Architect: Max Mayer (Little Rock, AR)
Architectural style: Minimal Traditional; Colonial Revival influences
Areas of significance: Architecture; Literature
Notable past owners: John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950) - noted author and poet. Fletcher\'s wife, Charlie May Simon, was a children\'s book author. Fletcher committed suicide by drowning himself in a pond near the house, and is buried at Mount Holly Cemetery.
Area: about 9 acres
Date added to NRHP: 5/20/1994
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Coordinates:   34°47'17"N   92°23'16"W
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