Mason House (Bradford, Arkansas)

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Mason House
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LocationW. Main St. W of jct. with Walnut St., Bradford, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°25′30″N91°27′37″W / 35.42500°N 91.46028°W / 35.42500; -91.46028 Coordinates: 35°25′30″N91°27′37″W / 35.42500°N 91.46028°W / 35.42500; -91.46028
Arealess than one acre
Built1935 (1935)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001319 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 20, 1992

The Mason House was a historic house on West Main Street in Bradford, Arkansas. It was a single story wood-frame structure, with a front-facing gabled roof, weatherboard siding, and a concrete foundation. A flat-roof porch extended across the front and around part of one side, supported by round columns. Built in 1935, it was Bradford's best example of vernacular Craftsman architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1] It has been listed as destroyed in the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program database.

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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 Mason House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-06.