Noah McCarn House

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Noah McCarn House
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Nearest city Mountain View, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°49′16″N92°2′27″W / 35.82111°N 92.04083°W / 35.82111; -92.04083 Coordinates: 35°49′16″N92°2′27″W / 35.82111°N 92.04083°W / 35.82111; -92.04083
Area less than one acre
Built 1920 (1920)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
MPS Stone County MRA
NRHP reference # 85002238 [1]
Added to NRHP September 17, 1985

The Noah McCarn House is a historic house on Arkansas Highway 5, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Mountain View, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood frame structure, with a side gable roof, weatherboard siding, and a stone foundation. The main facade has a center entrance, with paired sash windows on either side, and is sheltered by a hip-roof porch supported by square posts. The roof lines exhibit a vernacular Craftsman version of exposed rafter ends and brackets. A wellhouse on the property has distinctive latticework walls. [2]

Arkansas Highway 5 highway in Arkansas

Highway 5 is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. The southern segment of 44.99 miles (72.40 km) runs from Highway 7 in Hot Springs north to US Highway 70 (US 70) in Little Rock. A northern segment of 146.63 miles (235.98 km) begins at US Highway 67/US Highway 167 in Cabot and runs north to Missouri Route 5, including a lengthy overlap with Highway 25 between Heber Springs and Wolf Bayou. A portion of Highway 5 is designated as part of the Sylamore Scenic Byway.

Mountain View, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Mountain View is the largest city in and the county seat of Stone County, Arkansas, United States. Located in the Ozarks, the city has a rich tradition of preserving folk music and culture. Founded in 1873, the city's economy is largely based on tourism related to its title as the "Folk Music Capitol of the World". Mountain View hosts the Arkansas Folk Festival in April, various folk artists at Ozark Folk Center State Park throughout the year, and weekly music gatherings on the courthouse steps that are free and open to the public. The city is also known for outdoors recreation opportunities, including Blanchard Springs Caverns, trout fishing on the White River and the Ozark National Forest.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Stone County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Stone County, Arkansas.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Noah McCarn House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-08-06.