Lambert House (Monticello, Arkansas)

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Lambert House
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Location204 W. Jackson St., Monticello, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°37′35″N91°47′34″W / 33.62639°N 91.79278°W / 33.62639; -91.79278 Coordinates: 33°37′35″N91°47′34″W / 33.62639°N 91.79278°W / 33.62639; -91.79278
Built1905
ArchitectHotchkiss, S. C.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference # 83003545 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1983

The Lambert House is a historic house at 204 West Jackson Street in Monticello, Arkansas. The Colonial Revival house was built in 1905 to a design by noted local architect S. C. Hotchkiss. It was built for Walter Lambert, who owned one of Monticello's first grocery stores. The two-story wood-frame house is roughly rectangular in shape, with projecting gable sections and a rear ell. Its main facade is dominated by a two-story portico, whose second story has been enclosed as a sunroom. The lower portion of the portico is supported by granite columns, and the entablature is supported by Ionic columns, which are still visible despite the sunroom conversion. [2]

Monticello, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Monticello is a city in, and the county seat of, Drew County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,467.

Also known as Miles House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Drew County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Drew County, Arkansas.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Lambert House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-01-31.