Charles J. Neif House

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Charles J. Neif House
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Location1410 Pecan St., Texarkana, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°26′12″N94°2′13″W / 33.43667°N 94.03694°W / 33.43667; -94.03694 Coordinates: 33°26′12″N94°2′13″W / 33.43667°N 94.03694°W / 33.43667; -94.03694
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference # 94000822 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1994

The Charles J. Neif House is a historic house at 1410 Pecan Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood frame structure clad in novelty siding. The house has a poorly-documented construction history, but is distinctive as a well-preserved Craftsman-style bungalow in a neighborhood of later and larger houses. The land on which it stands was subdivided for development in 1894, and a house had been built on the land by 1905, probably by Charles Neif. In 1910 the property was acquired by Albert T. O'Neill, whose family lived their until 1915. It appears likely that O'Neill gave the earlier structure its Craftsman appearance, with broad overhangs and exposed rafters, although evidence of its earlier history survives in its one-over-one windows, which are a form more typically found in turn-of-the-century construction. [2]

Texarkana, Arkansas City in the United States

Texarkana is a city in Arkansas and the county seat of Miller County. The city is located across the state line from its twin city, Texarkana, Texas. The city was founded at a railroad intersection on December 8, 1873, and was incorporated in Arkansas on August 10, 1880. Texarkana is the principal city of the Texarkana metropolitan area, which is ranked 274th in terms of population in the United States with 150,098 in 2016 according to the United States Census Bureau.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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 in preserving the property.

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

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

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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 Charles J. Neif House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-15.