Moore House (Searcy, Arkansas)

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Moore House
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Location405 Center St., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°14′54″N91°44′27″W / 35.24833°N 91.74083°W / 35.24833; -91.74083 Coordinates: 35°14′54″N91°44′27″W / 35.24833°N 91.74083°W / 35.24833; -91.74083
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, Victorian Vernacular
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001210 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1991
Removed from NRHPJanuary 3, 2022

The Moore House is a historic house at 405 Center Street in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a 1+12-story stuccoed wood-frame structure, with a picturesque combination of Folk Victorian and Craftsman stylistic elements. It has a hipped roof topped by a flat deck, with several projecting gables, and stuccoed chimneys. A porch extends across part of the front and side, supported by brick posts. It was built about 1925, and represents an unusual late instance of the Folk Victorian style. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, and was delisted in 2022. [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 Moore House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-11.