Aday-Stephenson House

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Aday-Stephenson House
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Location West side of Pine Street,
Marshall, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°54′22″N92°37′29″W / 35.90611°N 92.62472°W / 35.90611; -92.62472 Coordinates: 35°54′22″N92°37′29″W / 35.90611°N 92.62472°W / 35.90611; -92.62472
Area less than one acre
Built 1903 (1903)
Architect John Aday
Architectural style Plain Traditional
MPS Searcy County MPS
NRHP reference # 93001365 [1]
Added to NRHP December 2, 1993

The Aday-Stephenson House is a historic house located on the west side of Pine Street in Marshall, Arkansas.

Marshall, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Marshall is a city in Searcy County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,355 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Searcy County. Marshall was incorporated in 1884. Prior to the American Civil War, Marshall was known as Burrowsville.

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Description and history

It is a 1-1/2 story timber-framed structure, built in the manner of a dogtrot house, with an integral ell extending one of the piles. It has a side gable roof, and a full-width porch across the front, supported by round columns. The front elevation is symmetrically composed of two pairs of windows flanking two centrally-placed, separate single leaf doors, each leading into a pen behind. The house was built c. 1903-05 by John Aday, a developer who platted this part of Marshall for development. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1993. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Searcy County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Searcy County, Arkansas.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Aday-Stephenson House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-03.