Brown House (Bald Knob, Arkansas)

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LocationElm St., Bald Knob, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°18′39″N91°34′7″W / 35.31083°N 91.56861°W / 35.31083; -91.56861 Coordinates: 35°18′39″N91°34′7″W / 35.31083°N 91.56861°W / 35.31083; -91.56861
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001268 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1991

The Brown House is a historic house on Elm Street in Bald Knob, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, finished in brick, with a front-facing gable roof and a gable-roof porch that projects to the side. The porch is supported by brick columns set on a low stuccoed wall. The deep eaves of the roof feature knee brackets and exposed rafter ends. Dating to the mid-1920s, it is a 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 Brown House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-08.