Leslie-Rolen House

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LocationJct. of Cherry and High Sts., Leslie, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°49′48″N92°33′25″W / 35.83000°N 92.55694°W / 35.83000; -92.55694 Coordinates: 35°49′48″N92°33′25″W / 35.83000°N 92.55694°W / 35.83000; -92.55694
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
Architectural stylePlain Traditional
MPS Searcy County MPS
NRHP reference # 93000815 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1993

The Leslie-Rolen House is a historic house at Cherry and High Streets in Leslie, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a simplified vernacular interpretation of Queen Anne styling. It has a complex roofline typical of the style, with cross gables and gable dormers projecting from a nominally hipped roof. Its front porch is supported by spindled turned posts. The house was built in 1907 by Sam Leslie. [2]

Leslie, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Leslie is a city in Searcy County, Arkansas, United States. Located within the Boston Mountains, the most rugged subset of The Ozarks, the city was founded as a railroad and lumber town. Renamed from the original Wiley's Cove in 1887, the city saw prosperity relating to these industries through the 1920s. Today, this history is available to residents and visitors in the form of several properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places throughout the city. The population was 441 at the 2010 census.

Queen Anne style architecture in the United States architectural style during Victorian Era

In the United States, Queen Anne-style architecture was popular from roughly 1880 to 1910. "Queen Anne" was one of a number of popular architectural styles to emerge during the Victorian era. Within the Victorian era timeline, Queen Anne style followed the Stick style and preceded the Richardsonian Romanesque and Shingle styles.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [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 preserving the property.

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

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Leslie-Rolen House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-27.