J.A. Neaville House

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J. A. Neaville House
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Location AR 385 at Len Ave., Griffithville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°7′26″N91°38′40″W / 35.12389°N 91.64444°W / 35.12389; -91.64444 Coordinates: 35°7′26″N91°38′40″W / 35.12389°N 91.64444°W / 35.12389; -91.64444
Area less than one acre
Built 1917 (1917)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference # 91001356 [1]
Added to NRHP July 22, 1992

The J.A. Neaville House is a historic house at the northeast corner of Arkansas Highway 385 and Len Avenue in Griffithville, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with weatherboard siding and a brick foundation. It has Craftsman styling, with doghouse dormers in the roof, and a broad screened porch under the roof, whose rafter ends are exposed. The core portion of the house was built in 1899, and was enlarged and restyled in 1917. [2]

Arkansas Highway 385 highway in Arkansas

Arkansas Highway 385 is a designation for two state highways in White County, Arkansas. The southern segment of 8.98 miles (14.45 km) runs from Griffithville to Kensett. A northern segment of 6.23 miles (10.03 km) runs from Highway 367 in Judsonia to Plainview.

Griffithville, Arkansas Town in Arkansas, United States

Griffithville is a town in White County, Arkansas, United States. Windle Porter is the current mayor. The population was 262 at the 2000 census.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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.

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

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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 J.A. Neaville House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-12.