Gibson-Burnham House

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Gibson-Burnham House
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Location 1326 Cherry St., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°12′56″N92°0′49″W / 34.21556°N 92.01361°W / 34.21556; -92.01361 Coordinates: 34°12′56″N92°0′49″W / 34.21556°N 92.01361°W / 34.21556; -92.01361
Area less than one acre
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference # 91000694 [1]
Added to NRHP June 5, 1991

The Gibson-Burnham House is a historic house at 1326 Cherry Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a roughly L-shaped two story wood frame structure, with a hip roof across its front and a gabled rear section. A single-story porch extends across the front, supported by Ionic columns. Its interior has well-preserved original woodwork, including notable a staircase built out of quarter-sawn oak and displayed at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Built in 1904 by a local plantation owner, it is a fine local example of Colonial Revival architecture. [2]

Pine Bluff, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Pine Bluff is the tenth-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was 49,083 in the 2010 Census with 2017 estimates showing a decline to 42,984.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Arkansas.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Gibson-Burnham House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-15.