Duncan House (Harrison, Arkansas)

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Duncan House
The Duncan House, aka Queen Anne House, in Harrison AR (Boone County) - as of 2023 (image2).jpg
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Location610 W. Central Ave., Harrison, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°13′52″N93°6′53″W / 36.23111°N 93.11472°W / 36.23111; -93.11472
Arealess than one acre
Built1893 (1893)
Built byWilliam M. Duncan
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 05001065 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2005

The Duncan House is a historic house in 610 West Central Avenue in Harrison, Arkansas. It is a 1+12-story wood-frame structure, with asymmetrical massing and a busy roofline typical of the Queen Anne style. Distinctive features include metal cresting on the ridge lines, and a wraparound porch with tapered columns and turned balustrade. An octagonal cupola caps the roof. The house was built in 1893 by William Duncan, a local builder, for his own use. It is one of Harrison's few remaining houses of the period which has retained its Queen Anne features. [2]

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The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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 Duncan House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-02-14.