Bratt-Smiley House

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Bratt-Smiley House
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LocationUniversity and Broadway, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°11′13″N94°32′26″W / 36.18694°N 94.54056°W / 36.18694; -94.54056
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne
Part of Siloam Springs Downtown Historic District (ID94001338)
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002428 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988
Designated CPMay 26, 1995

The Bratt-Smiley House is a historic house at University Street and Broadway in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

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Description

It is a 1+12-story wood-frame structure, with asymmetrical massing typical of the Queen Anne period. It has a wraparound porch supported by Tuscan columns, with an angled shingled gable pediment at the corner. Above the porch on the southern facade is a clipped-gable projection with three sash windows, while on the west there is a projecting bay section beyond the end of the porch. Built c. 1900, it is a fine local example of transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival architecture. [2]

History

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 Bratt-Smiley". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved January 29, 2015.