Nannie Gresham Biscoe House

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Location227 Cherry Street,
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°7′22″N93°2′57″W / 34.12278°N 93.04917°W / 34.12278; -93.04917 Coordinates: 34°7′22″N93°2′57″W / 34.12278°N 93.04917°W / 34.12278; -93.04917
Arealess than one acre
Built1901 (1901)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 03001450 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2004

The Nannie Gresham Biscoe House is a historic house located at 227 Cherry Street in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

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Description and history

Built in 1901, the two-story wood-framed house is a fine local example of Queen Anne styling, which has been passed from mother to daughter within the same family. The house was built by the widowed Nannie Gresham Biscoe as a family home and boarding house, offering residential spaces to students attending the nearby Ouachita Baptist College, where she also taught. The house is the least-altered of several period houses on the street. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 2004. [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 Nannie Gresham Biscoe House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-14.