Civil War date Helena, Arkansas cdv of Confederate James C. Tappan House

  

Civil War date Helena, Arkansas cdv of Confederate James C. Jones, Photographer, Over the Post Office, Helena, ARK. During the war when the Federal troops under General Curtis were encamped around Helena, CSA General Tappan made a narrow escape from this home which was occupied from time to time by Federal officers, prominent among whom was General Sherman.

This magnificent antebellum home suffered fearfully from the ravages of war, but a lucrative law practice enabled General Tappan to rehabilitate it. Tappan House, with a present-day address of 717 Poplar Street, in Helena-West Helena (Phillips County). Was completed in 1859 by James C. A highly regarded Confederate general and successful attorney and politician.

It was built on a high brick foundation on a hill overlooking the Mississippi River. At the time of its construction, it was the only home for a radius of several city blocks. Originally enclosed by a picket fence, the home was the focal point of a compound that included a kitchen building, a smokehouse, slave.

The two-story house is in the Southern Colonial architectural style. Essentially Greek Revival with some Victorian details. The roof over the front galleries is supported by four square wooden pillars and capped by a large pediment. It retains its original main floor plan.

The twelve-foot-wide entry hall extends to the rear of the house. It is flanked by two 18' x 18' square rooms on each side. The porches are surrounded by wooden balustrades. A staircase at the rear of the entry hall has a landing halfway up that stretches the width of the hall.

The plan of the second floor repeats that of the first. The house presently has a bay window extension on the lower floor that was probably added to the house in the late nineteenth century. A rear porch has been converted to use as a modern kitchen, breakfast room, and utility room.

All of the floors are random-width heart-of-pine, now protected by carpeting. The back kitchen building has been restored for use as a den and entertainment center. A covered ironwork passage in a reproduction oakleaf/acorn pattern connects the building to the main house.

The back patio is in a basket-weave pattern. The heavy ornate door to the building is not original to the property. The house is painted a pale coral, which is its original color, attained by mixing brick dust into white paint.

Subsequent owners have included Jerome and Kappi Pillow and their grantor George Spivey. Kappi Pillow was still living in the house in January 2015.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1973. Please go to my "ME" page and view information about our company and very interesting links! Key words- army, civil war, Indian war, cavalry, infantry, medal, world war, officer, cdv, albumen, cabinet card, photograph, tin type, ambrotype, dag, Artwork, Prints, stereo view, Mexican War, military, stamps, American, soldier, navy, gun, autograph, veteran, photograph, post, letter, union, confederate, collectable, original, period, item, artillery, Memorabilia, category, Antique, militaria, image, cover, Custer,ish-american, letter. Item will be protected with cardboard.

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Tappan House" is in sale since Friday, January 27, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs". The seller is "modoc1873" and is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States, to all countries in Europe, to Canada, to Australia.