Troy Gordon House

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Troy Gordon House
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Location9 W. Township Rd., Fayetteville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°5′40″N94°10′11″W / 36.09444°N 94.16972°W / 36.09444; -94.16972 Coordinates: 36°5′40″N94°10′11″W / 36.09444°N 94.16972°W / 36.09444; -94.16972
Arealess than one acre
Built1851
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 78000635 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1978

The Troy Gordon House (formerly known as the Old Anderson Farm) is a historic house at 9 E. Township Road in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is a modest single-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and a stone foundation. The main entrance, centered on the symmetrical facade, is sheltered by a Doric gable-roofed portico whose columns are original to the house's 1851 construction. [2] The house is one of the few remaining antebellum houses in Arkansas. [3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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 Troy Gordon House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-02.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Appendix B, Historic Structures" (PDF). City Plan 2025. City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. p. B-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)