O.D. Gunn Trade and Sale Barn

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Location 10 Anna St., Quitman, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°22′59″N92°12′58″W / 35.38306°N 92.21611°W / 35.38306; -92.21611 Coordinates: 35°22′59″N92°12′58″W / 35.38306°N 92.21611°W / 35.38306; -92.21611
Area less than one acre
NRHP reference # 16000316 [1]
Added to NRHP June 7, 2016

The O.D. Gunn Trade and Sale Barn is a historic commercial agricultural building at 10 Anna Street in Quitman, Arkansas. It is a rectangular wood-frame structure with a monitor gabled roof. Its exterior is clad in metal sheathing scored to resemble brick. The roof has exposed rafter ends, and heavy Craftsman style brackets at the front-facing gable end. It was built about 1910 by Offie Dorris Gunn, who used it to deal in horses and mules. It is a particularly well-preserved barn of the type used for this purpose in the early 20th century. [2]

Quitman, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Quitman is a city in Cleburne and Faulkner counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 762 at the 2010 census. The portion of the city in Faulkner County is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [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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National Register of Historic Places listings in Cleburne County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cleburne 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 O.D. Gunn Trade and Sale Barn" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-06-18.