O.L. Dunaway House

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O. L. Dunaway House
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Location in United States
Location920 Center St., Conway, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°5′26″N92°26′42″W / 35.09056°N 92.44500°W / 35.09056; -92.44500 Coordinates: 35°5′26″N92°26′42″W / 35.09056°N 92.44500°W / 35.09056; -92.44500
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923)
Architectural styleAmerican foursqare
Part of Robinson Historic District (ID00001645)
NRHP reference No. 96000797 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1996
Designated CPJanuary 29, 2001

The O.L. Dunaway House is a historic house at 920 Center Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick American Foursquare, with a hip roof and brick foundation. A single-story porch extends across the front and around the side, supported by brick columns. It is relatively broad for the style, its shape influenced by the Prairie School of design. It was built in 1923 for Oscar Lee Dunaway, a Christadelphian Bible school teacher. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [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 O.L. Dunaway House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-10.