German Builder's House

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German Builder's House
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Location315 E. Central, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°11′7″N94°32′20″W / 36.18528°N 94.53889°W / 36.18528; -94.53889 Coordinates: 36°11′7″N94°32′20″W / 36.18528°N 94.53889°W / 36.18528; -94.53889
Arealess than one acre
Built1880 (1880)
Architectural styleI-House
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002426 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The German Builder's House is a historic house at 315 East Central Street in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick I-house, with a side gable roof and a rear wood frame addition, giving it an overall T shape. A porch with open veranda above spans most of the width of the main facade, with Queen Anne style turned posts and balusters, and a spindled frieze. The house was built c. 1880 by German masons from St. Louis who were working on a nearby school building. It is one of the finest brick I-houses in Benton County. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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 German Builder's House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-02-07.