Nathan Combs House

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Nathan Combs House
Nearest city Fayetteville, Arkansas
Arealess than one acre
Built1868 (1868)
NRHP reference No. 76000472 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

The Nathan Combs House is a historic house located in Washington County, Arkansas.

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Description and history

Set on a 480-acre (190 ha) estate, it is a two-story brick house, built in the late 1860s by one of the region's largest landowners. The house is noted for its dignified Italianate styling, including decorative brackets and a two-story front porch. [2]

The house and its immediate surroundings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976. [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. "Summary description of Nathan Combs House". Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-23.