Avanell Wright House

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Avanell Wright House
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LocationJct. of Main and Pine Sts., Pangburn, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°25′38″N91°50′7″W / 35.42722°N 91.83528°W / 35.42722; -91.83528 Coordinates: 35°25′38″N91°50′7″W / 35.42722°N 91.83528°W / 35.42722; -91.83528
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
Architectural styleVernacular irregular plan
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001291 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Avanell Wright House is a historic house at Main and Pine Streets in Pangburn, Arkansas. It is a single story L-shaped wood-frame structure, with a stone foundation, novelty siding, and a cross-gable roof that has a central pyramidal section. The roof line of the central section extends downward over a porch located in the crook of the L, with Tuscan columns for support. The house was built about 1910, and is one of relatively few surviving houses from that period in the community. [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. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Avanell Wright House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-05.