James House (Rogers, Arkansas)

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James House
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Location in Arkansas
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Location in United States
Nearest city Rogers, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°18′28″N94°12′29″W / 36.3077°N 94.2081°W / 36.3077; -94.2081 Coordinates: 36°18′28″N94°12′29″W / 36.3077°N 94.2081°W / 36.3077; -94.2081
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
Architectural style prow house
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference # 87002332 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The James House is a historic house on Benton County Route 51 (S. Rainbow Road), between Osage Creek and Sunbridge Lane outside Rogers, Arkansas. Built c. 1903, the house is a high-quality brick version of a locally distinctive architectural style known as a "Prow house". It is an American Foursquare two-story structure with a truncated pyramidal roof, with a gable-roofed section that projects forward, giving the house a T shape with the stem facing forward. The property also includes a combination smokehouse-root cellar, also built of brick, which appears to date to the same period, and is unique within the county. [2]

Benton County, Arkansas U.S. county in Arkansas

Benton County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 221,339, making it the second-most populous county in Arkansas. The county seat is Bentonville. The county was formed on September 30, 1836 and was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. In 2012, Benton County voters elected to make the county wet, or a non-alcohol prohibition location.

Rogers, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Rogers is a city in Benton County, Arkansas. Located in the Ozarks, it is part of the Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Area, one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country. Rogers was the location of the first Walmart store, whose corporate headquarters is located in neighboring Bentonville. Daisy Outdoor Products, known for its air rifles, has both its headquarters and its Airgun Museum in Rogers.

Prow house

A prow house is a house with a projecting front portion that resembles the prow of a ship. The T-shaped layout contrasts more traditional designs where the front of the structure is more parallel with the street. The style and name originated in Arkansas in the nineteenth century, and contemporary versions are used particularly to accentuate views from within the house in scenic areas.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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 in preserving the property.

See also

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

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

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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 James House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-02-12.