Blackburn House (Rogers, Arkansas)

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Location220 N. Fourth St., Rogers, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°20′6″N94°7′11″W / 36.33500°N 94.11972°W / 36.33500; -94.11972 Coordinates: 36°20′6″N94°7′11″W / 36.33500°N 94.11972°W / 36.33500; -94.11972
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002402 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The Blackburn House is a historic house at 220 North Fourth Street in Rogers, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, set on a stone foundation, with a busy roofline typical of Late Victorian styling, but with more stylistically Classical Revival features, such as turned columns supporting its wraparound porch. The house was built in 1907 by J. A. C. Blackburn, a lumber baron who controlled much of the timber industry in northwestern Arkansas. Blackburn built the house as a showcase for his wood products. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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 Blackburn House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-26.