Charley Passmore House

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Charley Passmore House
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Location Campus St., Marshall, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°54′19″N92°37′56″W / 35.90528°N 92.63222°W / 35.90528; -92.63222 Coordinates: 35°54′19″N92°37′56″W / 35.90528°N 92.63222°W / 35.90528; -92.63222
Area less than one acre
Built 1938 (1938)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
MPS Searcy County MPS
NRHP reference # 93000978 [1]
Added to NRHP October 4, 1993

The Charley Passmore House is a historic house on Campus Street in Marshall, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, finished with masonry veneer, gable roof, and stone foundation. A single-story porch extends across the front, supported by piers of brick and stone joined by arched spandrels. A gabled dormer projects from the roof above the porch. The house was built in 1938, and is an excellent local example of Craftsman architecture executed primarily in stone and brick. [2]

Marshall, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Marshall is a city in Searcy County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,355 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Searcy County. Marshall was incorporated in 1884. Prior to the American Civil War, Marshall was known as Burrowsville.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [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.

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

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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 Charley Passmore House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-08-27.