Sears House | |
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Location in Arkansas | |
| Nearest city | Austin, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°59′5″N91°57′43″W / 34.98472°N 91.96194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000952 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 5, 1992 |
The Sears House is a historic house on Moss Lane, southeast of the junction of Arkansas Highways 38 and 319 in Austin, Arkansas. It is a single story wood-frame structure, with a side gable roof, weatherboard siding, and a foundation of wood and concrete blocks. The roof gable is bracketed in the Italianate style, while the main entrance is sheltered by a project gabled Greek Revival portico. The house was built about 1860 and is a rare surviving example of an antebellum late Greek Revival-Italianate house. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]
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