Lattimer House

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Lattimer House
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LocationJct. of Oak and Market Sts., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°14′59″N91°44′3″W / 35.24972°N 91.73417°W / 35.24972; -91.73417 Coordinates: 35°14′59″N91°44′3″W / 35.24972°N 91.73417°W / 35.24972; -91.73417
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001215 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Lattimer House is a historic house at Oak and Market Streets in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood frame structure, with a hip roof, and a variety of projecting gables and porches typical of the Queen Anne style. The upper level is clad in diamond-cut wooden shingles. A wraparound porch on the ground floor has delicately turned posts and balusters, while a projecting second-story porch has a heavier Stick-style balustrade and cornice. The house was built about 1895, and is one of Searcy's finest examples of the Queen Anne style. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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 Lattimer House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-29.