Ten Mile House, Historic residence in Mabelvale, Little Rock, US.
The Ten Mile House is a brick residence with a gabled roof and four end chimneys in Mabelvale. The structure displays distinctive construction methods from the early settlement period, featuring high walls that extend above the roofline.
Built between 1822 and 1835 on the Old Southwest Trail, the road from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, to Texas, the house served travellers on that route. Its design is credited to Gideon Shryock, architect of the Arkansas Territory state house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The name comes from the house's position about ten miles from Little Rock on the Old Southwest Trail, the route from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, to Texas. Stagecoach travelers used such houses as distance markers and stopping points. The Confederate Last Stand Monument stands on the grounds.
The house stands at 6915 Stagecoach Road in the Mabelvale neighborhood, south of central Little Rock. The Confederate Last Stand Monument is on the grounds, so look for it while viewing the brick house and its joined chimney walls from the road. The property is privately owned; access beyond the exterior is not guaranteed.
The house's design is credited to Gideon Shryock, the architect who also designed the Arkansas Territory's state house. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and the Confederate Last Stand Monument stands on its grounds.
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