Berry House (Beebe, Arkansas)

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Location208 Hickory,
Beebe, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°4′22″N91°53′14″W / 35.07278°N 91.88722°W / 35.07278; -91.88722 Coordinates: 35°4′22″N91°53′14″W / 35.07278°N 91.88722°W / 35.07278; -91.88722
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1930 (1930)
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001262 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Berry House is a historic house located in Beebe, Arkansas.

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Description and history

It is a rather modest 1+12-story wood-framed structure, three bays wide, with a front-facing gable roof, clapboard siding, and a projecting front entry porch supported by sloping square columns mounted on brick piers. The side-facing roof eaves have exposed rafter ends. Built c. 1930, it is the best-preserved example of this type of small Craftsman style house in Beebe. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 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 Berry House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-03.