Arthur W. Woodson House

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Location1005 W. Arch Ave., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°15′0″N91°44′51″W / 35.25000°N 91.74750°W / 35.25000; -91.74750 Coordinates: 35°15′0″N91°44′51″W / 35.25000°N 91.74750°W / 35.25000; -91.74750
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923)
ArchitectArthur W. Woodson
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001211 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Arthur W. Woodson House is a historic house at 1005 West Arch Avenue in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick building, with a broad gabled roof across its main section. A cross-gabled porte-cochere extends to the right, supported by brick piers, and a hip-roofed porch extends across the front, with a projecting gabled section in front of the entrance, making for a picturesque and irregular roof line. The house was built in 1923, and is considered one of the city's finer examples of Craftsman architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Arthur W. Woodson House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-04.