Dean House (Portland, Arkansas)

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Dean House
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LocationOff US 165, Portland, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°14′22″N91°30′46″W / 33.23944°N 91.51278°W / 33.23944; -91.51278 Coordinates: 33°14′22″N91°30′46″W / 33.23944°N 91.51278°W / 33.23944; -91.51278
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1910
Architect Charles L. Thompson
Architectural style Louisiana Raised Cottage
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000797 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982

The Dean House is a historic house off U.S. Route 165 in Portland, Arkansas. The 1+12-story house was designed by architect Charles L. Thompson and built c. 1910. Stylistically, it is a Creole cottage, a simple rectangular shape mounted in a foundation with brick piers. The roof extends over a wraparound porch, which is supported by Tuscan columns. The roof is pierced by a pair of gabled dormers that are decorated with fish-scale shingles. [2]

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

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Dean House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-01-18.