Adler House

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Adler House
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Location292 Boswell Street,
Batesville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°46′9″N91°39′2″W / 35.76917°N 91.65056°W / 35.76917; -91.65056 Coordinates: 35°46′9″N91°39′2″W / 35.76917°N 91.65056°W / 35.76917; -91.65056
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectTheodore Sanders
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000833 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982

The Adler House is a historic house located at 292 Boswell Street in Batesville, Arkansas.

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Description and history

It is a 2-1/2 story structure, built out of coursed rubble limestone, material also used in the chimney and porch piers. It has a cross-gable roof configuration, with the front gable decorated with applied half-timbering over stucco. Below and left of the gable is the entry porch, also with a gabled roof. The house was designed by Theodore Sanders and built c. 1915. It is a high quality local example of Craftsman architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Adler House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-01.