Jim Little House

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Jim Little House
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LocationWalnut St. E of jct. with Front St., Bradford, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°25′24″N91°27′11″W / 35.42333°N 91.45306°W / 35.42333; -91.45306 Coordinates: 35°25′24″N91°27′11″W / 35.42333°N 91.45306°W / 35.42333; -91.45306
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
Built byJim Little
Architectural styleVernacular T-shaped
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001315 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Jim Little House was a historic house on East Walnut Street, between North Front and North Second Streets, in Bradford, Arkansas. It was a T-shaped wood-frame structure, with a gable roof, novelty siding, and vernacular style. It was built in 1895, and was one of White County's few surviving 19th-century houses. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1] It has been listed as destroyed in the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program database.

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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 Jim Little House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-03.