National Register Record for HARRIS HOUSE

Historic Name: HARRIS HOUSE
Current Name: PLEASANT HILL
Address: 6 MILES SOUTH
City: HAWORTH VICINITY            County: MCCURTAIN
Section: 14           Township: 9S           Range: 25E          
Description of significance: THIS HOME WAS BUILT IN 1867 FOR PROMINENT CHOCTAW, HENRY C. HARRIS. HARRIS WAS A PROSPEROUS LANDOWNER, BUSINESSMAN, AND POLITICIAN WITHIN THE CHOCTAW NATION. THE ORIGINAL 1867 HOUSE WAS A SMALL SINGLE-STORY RESIDENCE. AN ADDITION WAS MADE IN 1877 THAT INCREASED THE SIZE OF THE HOME SIGNIFICANTLY, ALTHOUGH MAINTAINING THE ORIGINAL FRONT FACADE. TODAY, THE BUILDING RETAINS A HIGH DEGREE OF INTEGRITY, WITH ORIGINAL SIDING, WINDOWS, AND DOORS. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 9/1/1978. MOVED CIRCA 2018.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
Area of Significance 2: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT; SOCIAL HISTORY
Architectural Style: NATIONAL FOLK
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1867            Original Site: YES
Condition: MOVED CIRCA 2018
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: MATERIALS COLLECTED BY THE MCCURTAIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SUPPLEMENTED BY FAMILY DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS PRESERVED IN THE FAMILY HOME.
Date Prepared: 11/1977