Carnahan House (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)

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Carnahan House
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Location 1200 S. Laurel St., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°13′3″N92°0′30″W / 34.21750°N 92.00833°W / 34.21750; -92.00833 Coordinates: 34°13′3″N92°0′30″W / 34.21750°N 92.00833°W / 34.21750; -92.00833
Area Less than one acre
Built 1919 (1919)
NRHP reference # 14000790 [1]
Added to NRHP September 30, 2014

The Carnahan House is a historic house at 1200 South Laurel Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Built in 1919, it is a high-quality example of Craftsman and Tudor Revival styling, designed by Mitchell Seligman, a prolific local architect. It is a 2-1/2 story brick structure, with a side gable roof and a front-facing cross gable with half-timber stucco. The property includes a garage and guesthouse, also designed by Seligman. [2]

Pine Bluff, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Pine Bluff is the tenth-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was 49,083 in the 2010 Census with 2017 estimates showing a decline to 42,984.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Arkansas.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Carnahan House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-08.