Henry-Thompson House

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Location302 S.E. Second St., Bentonville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°22′16″N94°12′21″W / 36.37111°N 94.20583°W / 36.37111; -94.20583 Coordinates: 36°22′16″N94°12′21″W / 36.37111°N 94.20583°W / 36.37111; -94.20583
Arealess than one acre
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002327 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The Henry-Thompson House is a historic house at 302 SE Second Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, with Italianate styling that includes trusswork in the front-facing gable, a scrollwork balustrade on the main porch, and scrolled brackets on a hood over a secondary entrance. Built in 1890, this is a good representative of late Italianate style brick homes that were built in significant numbers in Bentonville between 1870 and 1895. [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 Henry-Thompson House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-02-10.