Anthony Luna House

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Anthony Luna House
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Location Jct. of Main and Spring Sts., SW corner, Marshall, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°54′33″N92°37′50″W / 35.90917°N 92.63056°W / 35.90917; -92.63056 Coordinates: 35°54′33″N92°37′50″W / 35.90917°N 92.63056°W / 35.90917; -92.63056
Area less than one acre
Built 1891 (1891)
Architect Thomas, D.J.
Architectural style Folk Victorian
MPS Searcy County MPS
NRHP reference # 93000975 [1]
Added to NRHP October 4, 1993

The Anthony Luna House is a historic house at the southwest corner of Main and Spring Streets in Marshall, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood frame structure, with an L-shaped plan, covered by a cross-gable roof, weatherboard siding, and resting on a stone foundation. Its front facade is covered by a two-story porch, supported by square columns, and featuring an intricate jigsawn balustrade. There are two front-facing gable dormers, which, instead of windows, have a star-in-circle design in the gable. The house was built in 1891 for Anthony Luna, then the sheriff of Searcy County. [2]

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.

Searcy County, Arkansas County in the United States

Searcy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,195. The county seat is Marshall. The county was formed December 13, 1838, from a portion of Marion County and named for Richard Searcy, the first clerk and judge in the Arkansas Territory. The city of Searcy, Arkansas, some seventy miles away, shares the name despite having never been part of Searcy County. The county is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 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 Anthony Luna House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-27.