Bell House (Searcy, Arkansas)

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Location302 W. Woodruff Ave., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°14′47″N91°44′24″W / 35.24639°N 91.74000°W / 35.24639; -91.74000 Coordinates: 35°14′47″N91°44′24″W / 35.24639°N 91.74000°W / 35.24639; -91.74000
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001201 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Bell House is a historic house at 302 West Woodruff Avenue in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick structure, with an irregular roofline. A porch, headed by a side gable entrance projects to the right, continuing across the front to meet a small front-gable projecting in front of a higher front-facing gable roof. The porch is supported by high brick piers topped by short wooden posts. Built in 1915, it is a fine local example 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. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Bell House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-08.