Morris House (Bentonville, Arkansas)

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Morris House
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Location407 S.W. Fourth St., Bentonville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°22′4″N94°12′48″W / 36.36778°N 94.21333°W / 36.36778; -94.21333 Coordinates: 36°22′4″N94°12′48″W / 36.36778°N 94.21333°W / 36.36778; -94.21333
Arealess than one acre
Built1855 (1855)
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002316 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The Morris House is a historic house at 407 SW Fourth Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. Built c. 1855, this single-story frame structure is one of the few surviving pre-Civil War structures in Benton County. It has a side gable roof, narrow clapboard siding, a wide frieze board, and capped corner boards giving a hint of Greek Revival styling. Its original owner and exact construction date are not known. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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 2015-02-24.