Cook-Morrow House

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Cook-Morrow House
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Location875 Main St., Batesville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°46′27″N91°38′50″W / 35.77417°N 91.64722°W / 35.77417; -91.64722 Coordinates: 35°46′27″N91°38′50″W / 35.77417°N 91.64722°W / 35.77417; -91.64722
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
Architect John P. Kingston
Architectural styleShingle Style
NRHP reference No. 77000256 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 29, 1977

The Cook-Morrow House is a historic house at 875 Main Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gabled roof configuration and wooden shingle and brick veneer exterior. A porch wraps around the front and right side. The front-facing gable has a recessed arch section with a band of three sash windows in it. Built in 1909, this Shingle style house was designed by John P. Kingston of Worcester, Massachusetts, and is one of Independence County's most architecturally sophisticated buildings. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [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 Cook-Morrow House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-12.