S.A. Kimbrough House

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S. A. Kimbrough House
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Location 302 E. Illinois St., Beebe, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°4′21″N91°52′43″W / 35.07250°N 91.87861°W / 35.07250; -91.87861 Coordinates: 35°4′21″N91°52′43″W / 35.07250°N 91.87861°W / 35.07250; -91.87861
Area less than one acre
Architectural style Vernacular t-shaped
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference # 91001252 [1]
Added to NRHP September 5, 1991

The S.A. Kimbrough House is a historic house at 302 East Illinois Street in Beebe, Arkansas. It is a single story wood frame structure, with a T-shaped layout, cross-gable roof, weatherboard siding, and a brick pier foundation. It has two porches, each with delicate turned posts and balusters, and a bracketed hood over a pair of sash windows in the front-facing gable. Built about 1870, the house is one of White County's oldest surviving houses. [2]

Beebe, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Beebe is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,315 at the 2010 census, making it the second most populous in the county. The city is home to a branch campus of Jonesboro-based Arkansas State University.

White County, Arkansas county in Arkansas

White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,076. The county seat is Searcy. White County is Arkansas's 31st county, formed on October 23, 1835, from portions of Independence, Jackson, and Pulaski counties and named for Hugh Lawson White, a Whig candidate for President of the United States. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county, though a few private establishments can serve alcohol.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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 White 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 S.A. Kimbrough House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-28.