Billings-Cole House

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Billings-Cole House
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Location725 E. Page Ave., Malvern, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°21′48″N92°48′12″W / 34.36333°N 92.80333°W / 34.36333; -92.80333 Coordinates: 34°21′48″N92°48′12″W / 34.36333°N 92.80333°W / 34.36333; -92.80333
Arealess than one acre
Built1948, 1952
Architect Irven D. McDaniel
Architectural styleArt Moderne, International
NRHP reference No. 15000283 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 2015

The Billings-Cole House is a historic house at 725 East Page Avenue in Malvern, Arkansas. It is a roughly cubical two story structure, set on a sloping lot with a partially exposed basement. A flat-roof porch wraps around its northeast corner, and a flat-roof carport extends to its west. A porch and patio extend on top of the carport. The house was designed in 1948 by Irven Donald McDaniel, a local architect, for Dr. A. A. Billings, and is a distinctive transitional work between the Art Moderne and International styles. The carport was added in 1952, and its basement redesigned by McDaniel for Dr. John W. Cole for use as a doctor's office. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1] [3]

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References

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  2. "NRHP nomination for Billings-Cole House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
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