Empie-Van Dyke House

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Empie-Van Dyke House
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Location403 Laurel, Newport, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°36′17″N91°16′43″W / 35.60472°N 91.27861°W / 35.60472; -91.27861 Coordinates: 35°36′17″N91°16′43″W / 35.60472°N 91.27861°W / 35.60472; -91.27861
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 77000257 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1977

The Empie-Van Dyke House is a historic house at 403 Laurel Street in Newport, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood frame structure, with the asymmetrical massing typical of the Queen Anne style. It has two projecting sections, one at a corner that is topped by a pyramidal tower. Built in 1891, it was one of the first Queen Anne houses built in the city, and is one of its few older homes to survive with little alteration. It was built by William B. Empie, owner of local lumber-related businesses, and survived the town's great 1927 flood. [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 Empie-Van Dyke House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-07.