Tankersley-Stewart House

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Tankersley-Stewart House
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Location in United States
Nearest city Hunt, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°29′26″N93°36′36″W / 35.49056°N 93.61000°W / 35.49056; -93.61000 Coordinates: 35°29′26″N93°36′36″W / 35.49056°N 93.61000°W / 35.49056; -93.61000
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
Built byOliver Tankersley
Architectural style Greek Revival, box-constructed duple
NRHP reference No. 94000464 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1994

The Tankersley-Stewart House was a historic house in rural Johnson County, Arkansas. Located north of Arkansas Highway 352, between Hunt and Clarksville, it was a single-story vernacular wood-frame structure and a gabled roof. A single-story porch extended across its front, supported by square posts. Its only significant styling was an interior fireplace mantel with Greek Revival features. It was built about 1895 by Dr. Oliver Tankersley. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1] It has been listed as demolished in the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program database.

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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 Tankersley-Stewart House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-28.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)