Marston House (Clarendon, Arkansas)

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Marston House
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Location 429 Main St., Clarendon, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°41′44″N91°18′44″W / 34.69556°N 91.31222°W / 34.69556; -91.31222 Coordinates: 34°41′44″N91°18′44″W / 34.69556°N 91.31222°W / 34.69556; -91.31222
Area less than one acre
Built 1870 (1870)
Architect Charles N. Roberts
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Clarendon MRA
NRHP reference # 84000194 [1]
Added to NRHP November 1, 1984

The Marston House is a historic house at 429 Main Street in Clarendon, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and a projecting gabled portico sheltering the center entrance. The portico is supported by paired columns, and the entrance is flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a transom. Built in 1870, this is one of Clarendon's oldest surviving houses, and a fine local example of Greek Revival architecture. [2]

Clarendon, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Clarendon is a city in, and the county seat of, Monroe County, Arkansas, United States. Located in the Arkansas Delta, the city's position on the White River at the mouth of the Cache River has defined the community since first incorporating in 1859. Although the river has brought devastation and disaster to the city occasionally throughout history, it has also provided economic opportunities, transportation, recreation and tourism to the city.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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 Monroe 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 Marston House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-20.