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{{short description|Historic house in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name                  = Grandison D. Royston House
| nrhp_type             =
| image                 = Grandison_D._Royston_House.jpg
| caption               =
| location              = SW of Columbus St., [[Washington, Arkansas]]
| coordinates           = {{coord|33|46|19.5|N|93|40|55|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin              = Arkansas#USA
| map_caption           = Location in [[Arkansas]]##Location in United States
| built                 = {{Start date|1833}}
| architecture          = [[Greek Revival]]
| added                 = June 21, 1971
| area                  = less than one acre
| refnum                = 71000124<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
| nrhp_type2            = cp
| nocat                 = yes
| designated_nrhp_type2 = June 20, 1972
| partof                = [[Washington Historic District (Washington, Arkansas)|Washington Historic District]]
| partof_refnum         = 72000204
}}
The '''Grandison D. Royston House''' is a historic house at Columbus and Water Streets in [[Historic Washington State Park]], [[Washington, Arkansas]].  It is a single-story wood-frame structure, about {{convert|55|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|51|ft|m}} deep, with a hip roof pierced by two chimneys with corbelled tops.  The main entry is centered under a projecting gable-roof porch, and is framed by sidelights and transom windows.  The porch is supported at the front by pairs of square columns with moulded capitals and a square plinth.  At the back of the house is a shed-roof addition which housed the kitchen.  The interior of the main block is divided into four rooms, two on either side of a large central hall.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/HE0407-pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Grandison D. Royston House|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|accessdate=2014-10-01}}</ref>
The house was built c. 1833 by [[Grandison Delaney Royston]], then at the start of a long and distinguished career in Arkansas politics, serving in the state legislature, as United States District Attorney, and as a state militia general during the [[American Civil War]].<ref name=NRHP/>
The house was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.<ref name="nris"/>  It is one of the finest early examples of the Greek Revival in the state.<ref name=NRHP/>
==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hempstead County, Arkansas]]
==References==
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
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[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Greek Revival houses in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1833]]
[[Category:1833 establishments in Arkansas Territory]]
[[Category:Houses in Hempstead County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Hempstead County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas]]
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