Connelly-Harrington House
The Connelly-Harrington House is a historic brick home at 115 East University Street in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Built in 1913, its design mixes elements of Prairie Style, Craftsman, and Classical Revival.
Connelly Harrington was a Missouri lawyer who moved to Siloam Springs, started the Benton County Hardware Company, then built a successful bank. He became one of the area's wealthiest residents and a city promoter. In 1919, Harrington was one of the original board members of Southwestern Collegiate Institute, now John Brown University. In 1920, Connelly Harrington and his wife Minnie Kemper Harrington built this house as their home.
After they died in 1935, John Brown University bought the house and used it as a hospital until 1948. It then became The Ozark Hotel (apartments) and later housed the Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce and offices for downtown revitalization efforts.
The house is part of the Siloam Springs Downtown Historic District and is a contributing property to the district. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and designated as a contributing property to the district in 1995.
In 2012, the building was owned by Ron Drake, whose company had renovated many local homes. A fire in January 2012 damaged the top floor and caused extensive smoke and water damage. Drake spent about $535,000 to restore it in under ten months, aided by federal and state tax credits that could be sold. The restoration kept the building on the National Register, and Drake received an award from the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas.
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