Thomas House (Fourmile Hill, Arkansas)

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Thomas House
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Location in United States
Nearest city Fourmile Hill, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°18′23″N91°47′17″W / 35.30639°N 91.78806°W / 35.30639; -91.78806 Coordinates: 35°18′23″N91°47′17″W / 35.30639°N 91.78806°W / 35.30639; -91.78806
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
Architectural styleVernacular T-shaped
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001326 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1992

The Thomas House is a historic house in rural White County, Arkansas. It is located northwest of Searcy, set well back on the west side of Baugh Road between Panther Creek and Smith Roads, sheltered by a copse of trees. It is a single story wood-frame structure, with T-shaped plan topped by a gabled roof, an exterior of novelty siding, and a foundation of brick piers. A porch extends across part of its east side, its shed roof supported by square posts. It was built about 1905, and is one of the county's best-preserved rural houses of the period. [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 Thomas House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-27.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)