McKenzie House (Scott, Arkansas)

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McKenzie House
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Location4911 AR 161, Scott, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°41′40″N92°05′49″W / 34.69435°N 92.09692°W / 34.69435; -92.09692 Coordinates: 34°41′40″N92°05′49″W / 34.69435°N 92.09692°W / 34.69435; -92.09692
Arealess than one acre
Built byC. E. McKenzie
Architectural styleItalianate, Plain Traditional
NRHP reference # 92000105 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1992

The McKenzie House is a historic house at 4911 Arkansas Highway 161 in Scott, Arkansas. It is a modest single-story wood frame structure, with a side gable roof, weatherboard siding, and a concrete block foundation. It has vernacular Italianate features, including windows in beveled corner window bays, and gablets over a pair of symmetrically placed entrances. It was built c. 1868–75, and is the only known example of Italianate architecture in Scott. [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 McKenzie House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-15.