Oakland (El Dorado, Arkansas)

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Oakland
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Location3800 Calion Rd., El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°15′0″N92°39′24″W / 33.25000°N 92.65667°W / 33.25000; -92.65667 Coordinates: 33°15′0″N92°39′24″W / 33.25000°N 92.65667°W / 33.25000; -92.65667
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1939 (1939)
ArchitectWeaver, David
NRHP reference No. 100003358 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2019

Oakland, also known as the Dr. Garland Doty Murphy House, is a historic house at 3800 Calion Road in El Dorado, Arkansas. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure resting on a brick foundation, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. A flat-roofed porch, two stories in height, extends across the front facade, supported by square box columns. It has a symmetrical five-bay facade, with a center entrance surmounted by a semicircular pediment. The house was built in 1939 to a design by David Weaver, and is a prominent local example of Colonial Revival architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. [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 Oakland". State of Arkansas. Retrieved 2019-08-20.