Smith House (Bentonville, Arkansas)

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Location806 N.W. A St, Bentonville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°22′51″N94°12′33″W / 36.38083°N 94.20917°W / 36.38083; -94.20917 Coordinates: 36°22′51″N94°12′33″W / 36.38083°N 94.20917°W / 36.38083; -94.20917
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectBreathwaite, Willard
Architectural style Tudor Revival
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 96001273 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1996

The Smith House is a historic house at 806 NW "A" Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. It is a 1+12-story L-shaped Tudor Revival house, with a rubblestone exterior. Its main (west-facing) facade has a side-gable roof, with two projecting gable sections. The left one is broader and has a shallow pitch roof, while that at the center is narrower and steeply pitched, sheltering the entrance. It is decorated with latticework that frames the entrance. Built c. 1925, it is the only known Tudor Revival style house of this sort in Benton County. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [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 Smith House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-12.