Jewel Bain House Number 2

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Jewel Bain House Number 2
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Location3601 S. Cherry St., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°11′35″N92°0′48″W / 34.19306°N 92.01333°W / 34.19306; -92.01333 Coordinates: 34°11′35″N92°0′48″W / 34.19306°N 92.01333°W / 34.19306; -92.01333
Arealess than one acre
Built1885 (1885)
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference # 12001228 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2013

The Jewel Bain House Number 2 is a historic house at 3601 South Cherry Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a roughly cubic brick structure, two stories in height, covered by a hip roof. The brick walls are accented with carrara glass. A carport extends from the main block to the south, and a single-story ell extends south. Built in 1937, the house was the second of four houses designed by Jewel Bain for her family. It is rare within the state as an excellent example of a residential application of the Moderne style of architecture. [2]

Pine Bluff, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Pine Bluff is the tenth-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was 49,083 in the 2010 Census with 2018 estimates showing a decline to 42,271.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [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.

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

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson 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 Jewel Bain House Number 2" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-22.