Rector House

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Rector House
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Location603 W. Quitman St., Heber Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°29′29″N92°2′8″W / 35.49139°N 92.03556°W / 35.49139; -92.03556 Coordinates: 35°29′29″N92°2′8″W / 35.49139°N 92.03556°W / 35.49139; -92.03556
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 08000486 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 2008

The Rector House is a historic house at 603 West Quitman Street in Heber Springs, Arkansas. It is a roughly rectangular single-story wood frame structure, with a gable-on-hip roof that is on two sides extended at a lower slope across a wraparound porch. The porch is supported by Tuscan columns set on brick piers. To the right of the main entrance (which is accessed via the porch) is a projecting gabled section, with a small square window in the gable, flanked by vents and topped by a mini-gable. The house was built in 1915–16, and is considered a good example of the "Free Classic" form of Queen Anne architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [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 Rector House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-19.