Hicks-Dugan-Deener House

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Location306 E. Center St., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°14′54″N91°43′51″W / 35.24833°N 91.73083°W / 35.24833; -91.73083 Coordinates: 35°14′54″N91°43′51″W / 35.24833°N 91.73083°W / 35.24833; -91.73083
Arealess than one acre
Built1855
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 85000835 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 1985

The Hicks-Dugan-Deener House is a historic house at 306 E. Center St. in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a single story wood-frame structure, with a side gable roof, a cross-gable projecting section at the right side, and a four-column Greek Revival gable-topped entrance portico. Built about 1855, it is one of Searcy's few surviving pre-Civil War houses. Its first owner, William Hicks, was the son of one of Searcy's first lawyers, Howell Hicks, and served as a lawyer and state representative. Walter Dugan, the next owner, was a prominent local businessman, owning the local telephone company. [2]

The house was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 Hicks-Dugan-Deener House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-09-26.