Lightle House (107 North Elm Street, Searcy, Arkansas)

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Lightle House
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Location107 N. Elm St., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°14′57″N91°44′27″W / 35.24917°N 91.74083°W / 35.24917; -91.74083
Arealess than one acre
Built1918 (1918)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001244 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991
Removed from NRHPJanuary 26, 2018

The Lightle House was a historic house at 107 North Elm Street in Searcy, Arkansas. It was a two-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, stuccoed wood shingle exterior, and a foundation of brick piers. It exhibited a combination of Craftsman and Colonial Revival elements, and was built in 1918. It was considered one of the city's finest examples of Colonial Revival architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1] It has been listed as destroyed in the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program database, and was delisted in 2018.

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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 Lightle House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved January 2, 2016.