James William Boggs House

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James William Boggs House
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LocationAustin St. between South and Torrence Sts., Pangburn, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°25′29″N91°50′11″W / 35.42472°N 91.83639°W / 35.42472; -91.83639 Coordinates: 35°25′29″N91°50′11″W / 35.42472°N 91.83639°W / 35.42472; -91.83639
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Built byJim Stoltz
Architectural styleVernacular double-pile
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001298 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The James William Boggs House is a historic house on Austin Street in Pangburn, Arkansas. Located on the east side, between Torrence and South McKee Streets, it is a 1-1/2 story rambling wood frame structure with a variety of gables, porches and projecting sections. Its front facade is dominated by a single-story hip-roofed porch supported by tapered square columns, and shelters a pair of entrances. To the rear of the main block a shotgun house was moved and attached. It was built in 1908 and is one of a small number of houses surviving from the period in White County. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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 James William Boggs House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-21.