Ellas-McKay House

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Ellas-McKay House
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Location404 N. Wells St., Clarendon, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°41′45″N91°18′48″W / 34.69583°N 91.31333°W / 34.69583; -91.31333 Coordinates: 34°41′45″N91°18′48″W / 34.69583°N 91.31333°W / 34.69583; -91.31333
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Built byT.S. Ellas
Architectural style Queen Anne/ Queen Anne Eastlake
NRHP reference No. 78000613 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1978

The Ellas-McKay House is a historic house at 404 North Wells Street in Clarendon, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof and the irregular and asymmetrical massing typical of the Queen Anne period. The left side of the front facade has a clipped-gable projection, while the right side has a semi-circular porch with an engaged gable dormer above. Both of these gables have decorative barge-board. The house was built in 1908 by T. S. Ellas, a prominent local builder, for his own family. In 1948 it was acquired by R. J. McKay, a prominent local civic leader. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#78000613)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Ellas-McKay House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-09.