McKennon House

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Location115 Grandview, Clarksville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°28′12″N93°27′37″W / 35.47000°N 93.46028°W / 35.47000; -93.46028 Coordinates: 35°28′12″N93°27′37″W / 35.47000°N 93.46028°W / 35.47000; -93.46028
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference # 82000856 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982

The McKennon House is a historic house at 115 Grandview in Clarksville, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood frame American Foursquare house, with weatherboard siding and a hip roof flared at the edges. The front face of the roof is pierced by a gabled dormer housing a small Palladian window, its elements separated by narrow pilasters. A single-story porch wraps around three sides, supported by Tuscan columns, with a gabled projection at the main entrance. The house was designed by noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson, and was built about 1907. [2]

Clarksville, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Clarksville is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 9,178, up from 7,719 in 2000. As of 2016, the estimated population was 9,524. The city is the county seat of Johnson County. It is nestled between the Arkansas River and the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, and Interstate 40 and US Highway 64 intersect within the city limits. Clarksville-Johnson County is widely known for its peaches, scenic byways and abundance of natural outdoor recreational activities.

American Foursquare

The American Foursquare or American Four Square is an American house style popular from the mid-1890s to the late 1930s. A reaction to the ornate and mass-produced elements of the Victorian and other Revival styles popular throughout the last half of the 19th century, the American Foursquare was plain, often incorporating handcrafted "honest" woodwork. This style incorporates elements of the Prairie School and the Craftsman styles. It is also sometimes called Transitional Period.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Arkansas.

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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 McKennon House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-19.