McRae House

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McRae House
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Location1113 E. 3rd St., Hope, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°40′4″N93°34′45″W / 33.66778°N 93.57917°W / 33.66778; -93.57917 Coordinates: 33°40′4″N93°34′45″W / 33.66778°N 93.57917°W / 33.66778; -93.57917
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Architect Charles L. Thompson
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference # 82000826 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982

The McRae House is a historic house at 1113 East 3rd Street in Hope, Arkansas. This two story brick house was designed by Charles L. Thompson and built c. 1917. It is a restrained Prairie style design, with a relatively simple main block, whose entrance is highlighted by a small porch supported by six Tuscan columns on brick plinths. The porch has curved beams, and the columns are echoed in pilasters on the facade. [2]

Hope, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Hope is a city in Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas, United States. Hope is the county seat of Hempstead County and the principal city of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Hempstead and Nevada counties. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,095, and in 2018 the population was estimated at 9,715.

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 in preserving the property.

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

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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 McRae House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-23.