Davis House (Norfork, Arkansas)

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LocationJct. of Wolf St. and AR 5, SE corner, Norfork, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°12′35″N92°17′10″W / 36.20972°N 92.28611°W / 36.20972; -92.28611 Coordinates: 36°12′35″N92°17′10″W / 36.20972°N 92.28611°W / 36.20972; -92.28611
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1928
Built byJoe Torrence
Architectural stylePlain traditional
NRHP reference No. 95000271 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 23, 1995

The Davis House is a historic house at the corner of Wolf Street and Arkansas Highway 5 in Norfork, Arkansas. It is a vernacular Plain-Traditional 1+12-story frame structure, with a hip roof and a stucco foundation. It has a hip-roofed porch extending across its front, and shed-roof dormers piercing its distinctive pyramidal roof on two elevations. The house was built c. 1928 for Charley Blevins, but was owned for about 50 years by members of the Davis family. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, [1] for its architectural uniqueness. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#95000271)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Davis House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-14.