Roth-Rosenzweig House

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Roth-Rosenzweig House
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Location717 W. 2nd Ave., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°13′43″N92°0′34″W / 34.22861°N 92.00944°W / 34.22861; -92.00944 Coordinates: 34°13′43″N92°0′34″W / 34.22861°N 92.00944°W / 34.22861; -92.00944
Arealess than one acre
Built1894
Built byW.S. Helton
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 76000423 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

The Roth-Rosenzweig House is a historic house at 717 West 2nd Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, with a wraparound porch and 2+12-story turret at the corner. The porch is supported by Tuscan columns, and has a small decorated gable above the stairs. The turret is clad in decoratively cut shingles, which are also banded on the main house gables. The interior has well-preserved period woodwork and finishes. The house was built in 1894, and is one Pine Bluff's finer examples of the Queen Anne style. [2]

It was built by contractor W.S. Helton for $4,000. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Roth-Rosenzweig House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-08.