T.M. Ferguson House

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T. M. Ferguson House
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LocationCanaan St., Marshall, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°54′29″N92°38′5″W / 35.90806°N 92.63472°W / 35.90806; -92.63472 Coordinates: 35°54′29″N92°38′5″W / 35.90806°N 92.63472°W / 35.90806; -92.63472
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectFerguson, T.M.
Architectural stylePlain Traditional
MPS Searcy County MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000972 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1993

The T.M. Ferguson House is a historic house on Canaan Street in Marshall, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood frame structure, with a hip roof, clapboard siding, and two interior brick chimneys. A porch extends across part of the front, supported by a variety of columns, including some Victorian-style turned posts. The house was built between 1900 and 1903 by T.M. Ferguson, and is of local architectural significance for its vernacular hip roof. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [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 T.M. Ferguson House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-18.