Stokes House (Evening Shade, Arkansas)

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Stokes House
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LocationCammack St., Evening Shade, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°4′15″N91°37′7″W / 36.07083°N 91.61861°W / 36.07083; -91.61861 Coordinates: 36°4′15″N91°37′7″W / 36.07083°N 91.61861°W / 36.07083; -91.61861
Arealess than one acre
Built1882 (1882)
MPS Evening Shade MRA
NRHP reference No. 82002141 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1982

The Stokes House is a historic house on the east side of Cammack Street in Evening Shade, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure with a side gable roof, and a pair of single-story additions extending to the rear. The front facade is dominated by an elegant Queen Anne porch, which is two stories in height and covers the full width of the house. It has delicate turned posts, a spindled frieze, and jigsaw-cut brackets. It is one of the community's finest examples of Queen Anne architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 Stokes House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-09.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)