Dr. Clay House

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Dr. Clay House
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LocationJct. of Walnut and Center Sts., Leslie, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°49′46″N92°33′33″W / 35.82944°N 92.55917°W / 35.82944; -92.55917 Coordinates: 35°49′46″N92°33′33″W / 35.82944°N 92.55917°W / 35.82944; -92.55917
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
MPS Searcy County MPS
NRHP reference No. 93001368 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1993

The Dr. Clay House is a historic house at Walnut and Center Streets in Leslie, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story, with irregular massing that includes a main block with a hip roof, a projecting front gable, and a rear addition. A shed-roof porch extends across the front, with turned posts and balustrade in a fanciful Folk Victorian style. Built in 1907 for a local doctor, it is the city's finest example of this style. [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 Dr. Clay House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-07.