Cornish House - Little Rock, Arkansas
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BruceS
N 34° 43.915 W 092° 16.785
15S E 565938 N 3843550
Historic house in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WMB62G
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2011
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From plaque:
Cornish House
Ed and Hilda Cornish built this Tudor revival style house in 1919. Theo Sanders was the architect.
Ed Cornish (1871 - 1928), a prominent banker, was president of the German Trust Company, and later president of the American Bank of Commerce and Trust Company.
Hilda Cornish (1878-1965) was prominent in social and political issues of the day. She was a leader in advocating birth control even though she had six children.
The house was well-known during this period because of a wide range of individuals who attended social functions in the luxurious third floor ballroom. It served a wide variety of purposes including a nursing home until 1978 when it was acquired by Nancy and Hampton Roy.
Outside architectural features include a granite foundation, flemish-style brickwork and a tile roof. Inside architectural features include a large pier mirror in the entry hall, wide mahogany ceiling beams, craftsman-style fireplaces and a marble entry.
An interesting bit of popular culture is that this house was leased by the Duggar family of the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting" after the birth of their 19th child who was born three months premature and was in a hospital in Little Rock for an extended period of time.