Elm Street House

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Elm Street House
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LocationElm St., Bald Knob, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°18′37″N91°34′7″W / 35.31028°N 91.56861°W / 35.31028; -91.56861 Coordinates: 35°18′37″N91°34′7″W / 35.31028°N 91.56861°W / 35.31028; -91.56861
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001269 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1991

The Elm Street House is a historic house on Elm Street in Bald Knob, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with an irregular plan that has intersecting gabled roof elements. It is finished in weatherboard and rests on a brick foundation. It has Craftsman features, including exposed rafter ends on the eaves and porch, and brick piers supporting the gabled front porch. Built about 1925, it is one of White County's best preserved examples of Craftsman architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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 Elm Street House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-08-07.