Prigmore House

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Prigmore House
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Location1104 W. Fifth Ave., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°13′29″N92°0′38″W / 34.22472°N 92.01056°W / 34.22472; -92.01056 Coordinates: 34°13′29″N92°0′38″W / 34.22472°N 92.01056°W / 34.22472; -92.01056
Arealess than one acre
Built1873 (1873)
Built byGeorge W. Prigmore
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No. 86000720 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1986

The Prigmore House is a historic house at 1104 West Fifth Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof, weatherboard siding, and a high brick foundation. A single-story gabled ell extends to the rear. A single-story porch extends across the front facade, supported by grouped columns. The house was built about 1873 by George Prigmore, a veteran of the American Civil War, and is a rare surviving property in Pine Bluff from that period. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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 Prigmore House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-06.