D.L. McRae House

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D. L. McRae House
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Location424 E. Main St., Prescott, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°47′57″N93°22′38″W / 33.79917°N 93.37722°W / 33.79917; -93.37722 Coordinates: 33°47′57″N93°22′38″W / 33.79917°N 93.37722°W / 33.79917; -93.37722
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
Architect Charles L. Thompson
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000869 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982

The D.L. McRae House is a historic house at 424 East Main Street in Prescott, Arkansas. This 1+12-story wood-frame house was designed by Charles L. Thompson and built c. 1912. It is a well-preserved example of Thompson's work in a small-town setting, featuring Craftsman styling and a relatively unusual porch balustrade, with groups of three slender balusters clustered between porch columns. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "NRHP nomination for D.L. McRae House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-03.