John F. Brewer House

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John F. Brewer House
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Location AR 9, Mountain View, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°52′3″N92°7′6″W / 35.86750°N 92.11833°W / 35.86750; -92.11833 Coordinates: 35°52′3″N92°7′6″W / 35.86750°N 92.11833°W / 35.86750; -92.11833
Arealess than one acre
Built1924 (1924)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Stone County MRA
NRHP reference No. 85003398 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1985

The John F. Brewer House is a historic house on Arkansas Highway 9 in Mountain View, Arkansas, one block south of the Stone County Courthouse. It is a roughly rectangular single-story wood frame structure, with a gable roof and stuccoed exterior. Shed-roof dormers project from the sides of the roof, and a small gabled section projects forward on the left front facade, with a deep porch wrapping around to the right. There are exposed rafter ends at the eaves in the Craftsman style. This house, built in the 1920s, is believed to be the first Craftsman/Bungalow-style house built in Stone County. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 F. Brewer House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-11.