Jones House (Sulphur Springs, Arkansas)

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Location220 Bush St., Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°28′48″N94°27′34″W / 36.48000°N 94.45944°W / 36.48000; -94.45944
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
Architectural styleStick/eastlake
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002363 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The Jones House is a historic house at 220 Bush Street in Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure with a T shape and cross-gable roof. The front facade, one of the ends of the crosspiece of the T, has beveled corners with the roof overhanging above the second floor, an Eastlake element. A porch wraps around the stem of the T, which extends to the south. It is supported by turned columns and features a spindled frieze. Built c. 1896, it is a fine and well-preserved example of Eastlake-style architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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 Jones House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-02-13.