Emmett McDonald House

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Emmett McDonald House
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Location in United States
Nearest city McRae, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°5′40″N91°48′27″W / 35.09444°N 91.80750°W / 35.09444; -91.80750 Coordinates: 35°5′40″N91°48′27″W / 35.09444°N 91.80750°W / 35.09444; -91.80750
Arealess than one acre
Built1935 (1935)
Architectural styleVernacular gable entry
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001368 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 20, 1992

The Emmett McDonald House is a historic house in rural White County, Arkansas. It is located southeast of McRae, east of the junction of South Grand Avenue and Gammill Road. It is a 1+12-story vernacular wood-frame structure, with a tall gabled roof and novelty siding. A gabled porch extends across the front, supported by box columns on brick piers. It was built about 1935, and is one of the few surviving houses from that time period in the county. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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 Emmett McDonald House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-09.