Sears House (Austin, Arkansas)

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Sears House
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Location in United States
Nearest city Austin, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°59′5″N91°57′43″W / 34.98472°N 91.96194°W / 34.98472; -91.96194 Coordinates: 34°59′5″N91°57′43″W / 34.98472°N 91.96194°W / 34.98472; -91.96194
Arealess than one acre
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 92000952 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Sears House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-15.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)