J.C. Miller House

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J. C. Miller House
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LocationJct. of Oak and High Sts., NW corner, Leslie, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°49′56″N92°33′34″W / 35.83222°N 92.55944°W / 35.83222; -92.55944
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
Architectural styleAmerican Foursquare
MPS Searcy County MPS
NRHP reference No. 93001370 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1993

The J.C. Miller House is a historic house at Oak and High Streets in Leslie, Arkansas. It is a tall 2+12-story wood-frame structure in the American Foursquare style, with a hip roof pierced by hip-roofed dormers, and a single-story porch that wraps around two sides. The construction date of the house is not known, but its first known occupant, J.C. Miller, was living in it in the 1920s. It is one of Searcy County's best examples of early-20th century American Foursquare design. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [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 J.C. Miller House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2015.