Col. Ralph Andrews House

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Location517 W. Center St., Beebe, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°4′5″N91°53′9″W / 35.06806°N 91.88583°W / 35.06806; -91.88583 Coordinates: 35°4′5″N91°53′9″W / 35.06806°N 91.88583°W / 35.06806; -91.88583
Arealess than one acre
Built1885
Built byC.E. Price
Architectural styleVernacular cross-shaped, Other
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001253 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Col. Ralph Andrews House is a historic house at 517 W. Center St. in Beebe, Arkansas. Built c. 1885, it is one of a small number of houses in Beebe to survive from the early period of the city's growth. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, with clapboard siding, and a Folk Victorian porch with turned posts and jigsawn brackets. The building's cruciform plan is fairly typical of houses built in White County during the period; this is one of the best-preserved of those that remain. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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 Col. Ralph Andrews House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-01.