Morris House (Bradford, Arkansas)

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LocationMorris Dr., Bradford, Arkansas vicinity
Coordinates 35°29′3″N91°37′31″W / 35.48417°N 91.62528°W / 35.48417; -91.62528 Coordinates: 35°29′3″N91°37′31″W / 35.48417°N 91.62528°W / 35.48417; -91.62528
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Built byJ.T. Ransom
Architectural styleDouble-pile central-hall
NRHP reference No. 78000641 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1978

The Morris House is a historic house in rural White County, Arkansas. It is located northwest of Bradford, near the junction of Morris Drive and Jerry Smith Road. It is two story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and weatherboard siding. It is a double-pile central-hall plan, with five bays across, and a two-story porch with square posts. The house was built in 1860 for Henry Morris, one of the first settlers of the area. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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 Morris House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-12.