Dr. James Wyatt Walton House

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Dr. James Wyatt Walton House
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Location301 W. Sevier, Benton, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°33′52″N92°35′24″W / 34.56444°N 92.59000°W / 34.56444; -92.59000 Coordinates: 34°33′52″N92°35′24″W / 34.56444°N 92.59000°W / 34.56444; -92.59000
Arealess than one acre
Built1903
Built byJohn S. Odum
Architect Charles L. Thompson
NRHP reference No. 77000276 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1977

The Dr. James Wyatt Walton House is a historic house at 301 West Sevier in Benton, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with clapboard siding and a brick foundation. It has irregular massing, with a central section topped by a high hipped roof, from which a series of two-story gabled sections project. The gables of these sections are decorated with bargeboard trim, and a dentillated cornice encircles the building below the roofline. The house was designed by Charles L. Thompson and was built in 1903 for Benton's first doctor. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [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. James Wyatt Walton House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-18.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)