Villa Rosa (Fayetteville, Arkansas)

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

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Historic house listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1932
Architectural style: Italian Renaissance Revival
Areas of significance: Architecture; Archeology; Literature
Notable past owners: Rosa Marinoni (1888-1970) - Italian-American poet and feminist activist who was active in the suffrage movement, as well as in First Aid training for women during World War I. After a near-fatal car accident in 1925, Rosa began writing poetry during her hospital stay, thus sparking a passion that would last the rest of her life. Marinoni contributed poetry and other literature to many prominent periodicals of the era, such as the Arkansas Gazette and the Chicago Tribune. She would become one of the most published and known female writers in the country, and became Poet Laureate of Arkansas in 1953.
Area: less than 1 acre
Outbuildings: detached garage
Date added to NRHP: 12/27/1990
Notes: In addition to its architectural and social significance, the property on which Villa Rosa stands has archeological significance as well. An earlier home (also owned by the Marinoni family) stood on this site until it was destroyed by a fire, so the site could potentially yield additional information about the Marinonis' lifestyle from an era before the current home was built.