Dr. James House

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Dr. James House
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LocationJct. of W. Center and S. Gum Sts., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°14′55″N91°44′22″W / 35.24861°N 91.73944°W / 35.24861; -91.73944 Coordinates: 35°14′55″N91°44′22″W / 35.24861°N 91.73944°W / 35.24861; -91.73944
Arealess than one acre
Built1880 (1880)
Architectural styleVernacular irregular plan
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001241 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1991

The Dr. James House was a historic house at West Center and South Gum Streets in Searcy, Arkansas. It was a two-story brick building, with a gabled roof and a brick foundation. A shed-roofed porch extended around its front and side, supported by square posts. It was built about 1880, and was one of a modest number of houses surviving in the city from that period [2] when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1] The house has been reported as demolished to the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, and is in the process of being delisted.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. De Rose, Joe (1991). NRHP nomination for Dr. James House; available by requested from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program