John A. Plummer House

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John A. Plummer House
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Location269 Pearl St., Marianna, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°46′52″N90°45′43″W / 34.78111°N 90.76194°W / 34.78111; -90.76194 Coordinates: 34°46′52″N90°45′43″W / 34.78111°N 90.76194°W / 34.78111; -90.76194
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 98000646 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1998

The John A. Plummer House is a historic house at 259 Pearl Street in Marianna, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, built c. 1900 for John Plummer, owner of a local hardware store who served four terms as county judge, and briefly as mayor of Marianna. The house is an excellent local example of a transitional Queen Anne-Colonial Revival structure, with a gingerbread-decorated wraparound porch, and numerous projections and roof dormers. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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 John A. Plummer House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-05.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)