Judge Jefferson Thomas Cowling House

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Judge Jefferson Thomas Cowling House
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Location611 Willow St., Ashdown, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°40′44″N94°7′44″W / 33.67889°N 94.12889°W / 33.67889; -94.12889 Coordinates: 33°40′44″N94°7′44″W / 33.67889°N 94.12889°W / 33.67889; -94.12889
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 88002823 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1988

The Judge Jefferson Thomas Cowling House is a historic house at 611 Willow Street in Ashdown, Arkansas. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure exhibiting architectural styling transitional between the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. It features the asymmetrical massing and busy roof line of the Queen Anne style, with a projecting corner section with a conical turret, while its porch columns are more classical in form than those typically found in the Queen Anne. The house was built in 1910 for J. T. Cowling, one of Ashdown's most prominent early settlers. [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 Judge Jefferson Thomas Cowling House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-04.