Frank U. Halter House

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Frank U. Halter House
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Location1355 College Ave., Conway, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°5′3″N92°26′26″W / 35.08417°N 92.44056°W / 35.08417; -92.44056 Coordinates: 35°5′3″N92°26′26″W / 35.08417°N 92.44056°W / 35.08417; -92.44056
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
ArchitectFrank U. Halter
Architectural style Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 80000776 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1980

The Frank U. Halter House is a historic house at 1355 College Avenue in Conway, Arkansas. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a complex gable-and-hip roof characteristic of the Queen Anne style. Also typical of that style are its wraparound porch with spindled woodwork, a turreted corner pavilion, and bargeboard in some of the gable ends. Built in 1905, it is one of the city's finest example of Queen Anne architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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 U. Halter" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-23.