O'Kane-Jacobs House

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O'Kane-Jacobs House
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Location Rossville Rd., Altus, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°26′34″N93°45′41″W / 35.44278°N 93.76139°W / 35.44278; -93.76139 Coordinates: 35°26′34″N93°45′41″W / 35.44278°N 93.76139°W / 35.44278; -93.76139
Area 9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built 1914 (1914)
NRHP reference # 91000585 [1]
Added to NRHP May 14, 1991

The O'Kane-Jacobs House is a historic house on Rossville Road in Altus, Arkansas. It is a single story wood frame structure, with a single pile and an original ell extending to the west. It has a cross-gable roof and weatherboard siding. Its front is sheltered by a recessed porch supported by round columns, with a distinctive latticework frieze. Built in 1881 by Francis Paine, it was purchased in 1891 by Colonel W. S. O'Kane, a prominent local businessman who owned orchards and a fruit shipping business. [2]

Altus, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Altus is a city in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States. Located within the Arkansas River Valley at the edge of the Ozark Mountains, the city is within the Fort Smith metropolitan area. The epicenter of the Altus American Viticultural Area (AVA) within Arkansas Wine Country, the city is home to four wineries. Although founded as a coal mining community, the wine industry has driven the Altus economy since the first vineyards were planted in 1872. The population was 758 at the 2010 census, down from 817 at the 2000 census.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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.

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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 O'Kane-Jacobs House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-09-27.