Amis House (Fordyce, Arkansas)

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Amis House
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Location2nd St., Fordyce, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°48′40″N92°24′56″W / 33.81111°N 92.41556°W / 33.81111; -92.41556 Coordinates: 33°48′40″N92°24′56″W / 33.81111°N 92.41556°W / 33.81111; -92.41556
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)
Architectural styleI-House
MPS Dallas County MRA
NRHP reference No. 83003460 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 28, 1983

The Amis House is a historic house at the northeast corner of 2nd and Mark Streets in Fordyce, Arkansas. Built c. 1900, the two story wood frame house is one of only two documented I-houses in Dallas County, and is further unusual because it appears in an urban rather than rural setting. The basic I-house plan is extended by a projecting two-story gable bay in the center of the main facade, which has the entry below and a pair of double-hung sash windows above. A single-story porch extends across the front, supported by four Tuscan columns. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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 Amis House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-06-25.