C.E. Forrester House

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C.E. Forrester House
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Location140 Danville Rd., Waldron, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°53′55″N94°5′2″W / 34.89861°N 94.08389°W / 34.89861; -94.08389 Coordinates: 34°53′55″N94°5′2″W / 34.89861°N 94.08389°W / 34.89861; -94.08389
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1896 (1896)
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No. 98001127 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 3, 1998

The C.E. Forrester House is a historic house at 140 Danville Road in Waldron, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood frame I-house, with an attached single-story wing extending from the rear of the center, giving it a common T-shaped plan. The original front facade has a two-story gable-roofed porch extending across part of it, while the south-facing side of the wing, now serving as the main entrance, has a vernacular Craftsman-style porch with a shed roof extending along its length. The house was built in 1896, with the wing added by 1904; it was built by Charlie Forrester, an Arkansas native who operated a number of retail and commercial business in Waldron. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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 C.E. Forrester House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-03.