R.E. Lee House

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R. E. Lee House
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Location 1302 W. 2nd Ave., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°13′41″N92°0′59″W / 34.22806°N 92.01639°W / 34.22806; -92.01639 Coordinates: 34°13′41″N92°0′59″W / 34.22806°N 92.01639°W / 34.22806; -92.01639
Area less than one acre
Built 1893 (1893)
Architectural style Queen Anne, Eastlake
NRHP reference # 82002118 [1]
Added to NRHP June 8, 1982

The R.E. Lee House is a historic house at 1302 West 2nd Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with asymmetrical massing and complex roof line characteristic of the Queen Anne period of architecture. The house is set on a lot with an original period wrought iron fence. A three-story corner tower with bellcast six-side roof projects from one corner, with an elaborately decorated Eastlake-style porch sheltering its entrance. Built in 1893, it is an outstanding local example of the Queen Anne style. [2]

Pine Bluff, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Pine Bluff is the tenth-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was 49,083 in the 2010 Census with 2017 estimates showing a decline to 42,984.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 Jefferson County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

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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 R.E. Lee House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-24.