Lightle House (County Road 76, Searcy, Arkansas)

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Lightle House
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Location in United States
Nearest city Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°15′20″N91°42′40″W / 35.25556°N 91.71111°W / 35.25556; -91.71111 Coordinates: 35°15′20″N91°42′40″W / 35.25556°N 91.71111°W / 35.25556; -91.71111
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
Architectural styleVernacular saddlebag
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001224 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 20, 1992

The Lightle House is a historic house on County Road 76 in White County, Arkansas, just north of the Searcy city limits. It is a single story wood-frame structure, with a side gable roof, a shed-roof porch across the front, and a central chimney. An addition extends to the rear, giving it a T shape, with a second chimney projecting from that section. Built about 1920, it is the county's only known surviving example of a saddlebag house. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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 Lightle House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-31.