Macon-Harrison House

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Macon--Harrison House
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Location309 N.E. Second St., Bentonville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°22′23″N94°12′21″W / 36.37306°N 94.20583°W / 36.37306; -94.20583 Coordinates: 36°22′23″N94°12′21″W / 36.37306°N 94.20583°W / 36.37306; -94.20583
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
Built byTom Haney
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002333 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The Macon-Harrison House is a historic house at 209 NE Second Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. Built in 1910, it is a large two-story brick structure with limestone trim, including corner quoining, porch columns and balustrades. This high-quality late Victorian house was built by John Macon, who profited from the local apple industry by building an applejack distillery. Macon reportedly built it as a wedding gift for his bride. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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 Macon-Harrison House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-02-19.