Stately structure
HILLCREST HOME BOASTS HISTORIC FEATURES
Situated on a spacious corner in Little Rock’s Hillcrest neighborhood, the McDonnell-Hamilton House, which was designed by renowned architect Theo Sanders and maintained by the same family since its construction in 1910, offers five bedrooms, threeand-a-half-baths, a Colonial Revival exterior, a Craftsman interior and more.
The two-story front porch features Doric columns, an original mosaic tile floor and a porch swing. The entry hall provides chestnut columns and woodwork, as well as an oak hardwood floor that is trimmed with walnut. On one side of the foyer, the parlor offers an elegant fireplace with a marble surround, along with an oak parquet floor with cherry trimwork. On the other side of the entryway, pocket doors lead to a library that has oak woodwork, a beamed ceiling, herringbone-patterned oak floors and a fireplace with a green tile surround.
The kitchen is equipped with an original quarry-tile floor, custom cabinetry, bountiful windows, a breakfast bar, double wall ovens, a gas cooktop, a dishwasher and a pantry with original built-ins. Quarry-tile floors continue into the breakfast room or sunroom, which has a window wall. The home also has a tiled butler’s pantry with a copper sink. Herringbone-patterned oak floors that are trimmed with cherry, a builtin china cabinet, a decorative plaster tray ceiling and a nook that has a built-in bench add appeal to the dining room.
Situated upstairs, the master bedroom offers oak floors, a fireplace, a hallway with closet storage and access to a sitting room or bedroom that has a fireplace and a sunporch. The master bath provides a single-sink vanity and a tub/shower combination.
Three additional bedrooms can be found upstairs, along with two additional baths. One bedroom features built-in bookcases and a bay window, and another bedroom offers an original walk-in closet. Also upstairs are a laundry room and a staircase to the attic.
Other amenities of the abode include a powder room, a screened back porch, a porte cochere, a circle driveway with a parking pad, a detached carriage house with servants quarters above it, a red tile roof, original light fixtures, an unfinished basement that has a workshop and a potential space for a wine cellar, and more.
This home, at 3304 Hill Road in Little Rock, has about 4,755 square feet and is listed for $1,350,000 with Casey Jones of The Janet Jones Co. No open house is planned for today. For more information, contact Jones at 501-944-8000 or casey@janetjones.com.