Bryan House (Van Buren, Arkansas)

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Bryan House
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Location105 Fayetteville St., Van Buren, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°26′17″N94°21′9″W / 35.43806°N 94.35250°W / 35.43806; -94.35250 Coordinates: 35°26′17″N94°21′9″W / 35.43806°N 94.35250°W / 35.43806; -94.35250
Arealess than one acre
Built1886 (1886)
Built byLewis Bryan
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 78000584 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1978

The Bryan House is a historic house at 105 Fayetteville Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built in 1886, it is one of the city's finest Queen Anne Victorian houses, with asymmetrical massing, multiple gables and projecting bay sections, and elaborate exterior decoration. The interior also has well-preserved woodwork, hardware and other decoration. The house was built by Lewis Bryan as a summer house, and is notable beyond its architecture as the local headquarters for Bryan's cousin William Jennings Bryan during his runs for President of the United States. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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 Bryan House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-20.