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Couchwood Sculptures of Dionicio Rodriguez

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1927/00/00 Herbert Hoover Visitor Herbert Hoover visits Couchwood
1927/08/00 Harvey Couch Home Main lodge at Couchwood is completed for Harvey Couch
1927/08/00 John Parks Almand Architect Main lodge at Couchwood is completed for Harvey Couch
1930/00/00 Will Rogers Visitor Will Rogers visits Couchwood
1936/06/15 Eleanor Roosevelt Visitor Eleanor and Franklin Delano Roosevelt visit Henry Couch, state chairman of the 1936 Arkansas centennial celebration.
1936/06/15 Franklin D Roosevelt Visitor Eleanor and Franklin Delano Roosevelt visit Henry Couch, state chairman of the 1936 Arkansas centennial celebration.
1941/07/30 Harvey Couch Died Harvey Couch dies at his lake front estate

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Particulars for Couchwood Estate:
Area of Significance Agriculture
Historic Use Animal facility
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Camp
Area of Significance Entertainment - Recreation
Sight Category Historic District
Physiographic Lake Environ
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Architectural Category Rustic
Historic Use Secondary structure
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 17th May 2001

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Couchwood Historic District
Registry Address: 601 Couchwood Rd.
Registry Number: 01000487
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private
Architect: Almand, John Parks,; Couch, Harvey, et al.
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: Rustic style
Area in Acres: 17
Contributing Buildings: 8
Non-Contributing Sites: 1
Contributing Structures: 3
Contributing Objects: 4
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment-recreation, Landscape architecture, Agriculture, Transportation
Applicable Criteria: Person, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1927, 1941
Associated People: Couch, Harvey
Historic Function: Domestic, Landscape, Recreation and Culture, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Work of art (sculpture, carving, rock art), Animal facility, Camp, Secondary structure
Current Function: Domestic, Landscape, Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Camp Secondary structure Work of art (sculpture, carving, rock art)

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Lodging
Lodging category Casual Lodging
Lodging Style Cottage

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