Frank E. Robins House

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Location567 Locust St., Conway, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°5′9″N92°26′29″W / 35.08583°N 92.44139°W / 35.08583; -92.44139 Coordinates: 35°5′9″N92°26′29″W / 35.08583°N 92.44139°W / 35.08583; -92.44139
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 94000497 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1994

The Frank E. Robins House is a historic house at 567 Locust Street in Conway, Arkansas, United States. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, most of its exterior finished in brick veneer. It has a gabled roof pierced by gabled dormers, and an enclosed two-story porch extending to the left. The front entrance is framed by pilasters and topped by an entablature and deep cornice with supporting brackets. The house was built in 1922 for a prominent local newspaper publisher who also served as Conway's mayor. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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 Frank E. Robins House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-16.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)