Robertson House (Kensett, Arkansas)

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LocationJct.of 2nd and Dandridge Sts., Kensett, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°13′55″N91°40′13″W / 35.23194°N 91.67028°W / 35.23194; -91.67028 Coordinates: 35°13′55″N91°40′13″W / 35.23194°N 91.67028°W / 35.23194; -91.67028
Built1910
Architectural styleVernacular double-pile
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001221 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Robertson House is a historic house at 2nd and Dandridge Streets in Kensett, Arkansas. It is a 1+12-story wood-frame structure, with a dormered hip roof, and a single-story porch wrapping around two sides. The porch is supported by turned posts and sports decorative brackets. Built about 1910, it is one of a number of surviving double-pile houses in White County, a style once built in the area in large numbers. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Robertson House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-31.