Col. Samuel W. Peel House, Italianate mansion in Bentonville, United States.
The Col. Samuel W. Peel House is a two-story stuccoed brick mansion at 400 South Walton Boulevard in Bentonville, Arkansas. A three-story hip-roofed tower rises at the center of its front facade. Built around 1875, it is counted among the finest Italianate mansions in the region despite later alterations.
Samuel W. Peel built the house around 1875. After serving in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, he studied law and practiced for years in Bentonville, served several terms in the United States Congress, and helped establish the First National Bank of Bentonville. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The house is also known as the Peel Mansion Museum, and its name recalls Samuel W. Peel, a Bentonville lawyer and businessman who served several terms in the United States Congress and helped establish the First National Bank of Bentonville. Visitors tour the rooms as a historic house museum.
The house is open for tours year-round, but the schedule is limited in January and February, so plan a visit outside those months for more options. It stands at 400 South Walton Boulevard in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, and tours run year-round, though the schedule is limited in January and February. The three-story hip-roofed tower rises at the center of the front facade of the two-story stuccoed brick house.
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