John Russell House

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John Russell House
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Location904 Charlotte St., Fordyce, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°49′8″N92°24′29″W / 33.81889°N 92.40806°W / 33.81889; -92.40806
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Dallas County MRA
NRHP reference No. 83003535 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 28, 1983

The John Russell House is a historic house at 904 Charlotte Street in Fordyce, Arkansas. This single-story wood-frame house was built c. 1925, and is Dallas County's finest example of Craftsman architecture. It has an outstanding porch whose roof is supported by four columns of geometrically arranged wooden members. A horizontal tie beam between the inner columns supports a column up to the apex of the gable roof. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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 Russell House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved July 20, 2014.