Charles H. Murphy Sr. House

Charles H. Murphy Sr. House
Charles H. Murphy Sr. House is located in Arkansas
Charles H. Murphy Sr. House
Location in Arkansas
Charles H. Murphy Sr. House is located in the United States
Charles H. Murphy Sr. House
Location in United States
Location900 N. Madison Ave., El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates33°13′12″N 92°39′37″W / 33.22001°N 92.66014°W / 33.22001; -92.66014
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1925
ArchitectCharles L. Thompson
Architectural styleTudor Revival
Part ofMurphy-Hill Historic District (ID07000974)
NRHP reference No.83001168[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983
Designated CPSeptember 20, 2007

The Charles H. Murphy Sr. House in El Dorado, Arkansas, was built in 1925. The 2+12-story house was designed in Tudor Revival style by architect Charles L. Thompson, and built in 1925–26, during El Dorado's oil boom years. Charles Murphy was a major landowner, originally in the lumber business, who benefitted greatly from the oil boom due to the increased value of local real estate. He founded the predecessor company to Murphy Oil, which is still headquartered in El Dorado.[2]

The house was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983,[1] and included in the Murphy-Hill Historic District in 2007.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Charles H. Murphy Sr. House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for Murphy-Hill Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-21.