Lake-Bell House

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Lake-Bell House
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Location in Arkansas
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Location in United States
Nearest city Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°0′3″N94°18′12″W / 36.00083°N 94.30333°W / 36.00083; -94.30333 Coordinates: 36°0′3″N94°18′12″W / 36.00083°N 94.30333°W / 36.00083; -94.30333
Arealess than one acre
Built1871 (1871)
Built byAlexander Hendry
Architectural style Greek Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No. 74000504 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1974

The Lake-Bell House is a historic house in rural Washington County, Arkansas. It is located just north of a westward bend in County Road 80 on the north side of Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. It is a single-story brick structure, with a side-gable roof and a gabled front entry portico with square columns. The front facade is a spare three bays wide, and the main block is but one bay deep, but obscures a rear ell that enlarges the building substantially. The house's construction date is uncertain, but it was probably built c. 1870 by Milton F. Lake, who moved to the area after the American Civil War. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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 Lake-Bell House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-13.