Columbus Hatchett House

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Columbus Hatchett House
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LocationN side of jct. of Main and Hazel Sts., Leslie, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°49′40″N92°33′26″W / 35.82778°N 92.55722°W / 35.82778; -92.55722 Coordinates: 35°49′40″N92°33′26″W / 35.82778°N 92.55722°W / 35.82778; -92.55722
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Searcy County MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000756 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1993

The Columbus Hatchett House is a historic house at the northern corner of Main and Hazel Streets in Leslie, Arkansas. It is a large two-story structure, fashioned out of rusticated concrete blocks. It has vernacular Colonial Revival details, including egg-and-dart moldings above the window lintels, concrete quoining, Tuscan columns supporting the porch, and ornate Palladian windows. it was built in c. 1910 by Columbus Hatchett using locally fabricated concrete blocks, and is one of the community's finest examples of Colonial Revival architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [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 Columbus Hatchett House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-20.