Veasey-DeArmond House

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Veasey-DeArmond House
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Location in United States
Nearest city Lacey, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°30′41″N91°51′31″W / 33.51139°N 91.85861°W / 33.51139; -91.85861 Coordinates: 33°30′41″N91°51′31″W / 33.51139°N 91.85861°W / 33.51139; -91.85861
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
ArchitectAbner Veasey
Architectural styleTidewater South Folk House
NRHP reference No. 89001424 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1989

The Veasey-DeArmond House is a historic house on Arkansas Highway 81, south of Monticello, Arkansas, near Lacey. It is one of the county's finest vernacular Greek Revival houses. The single-story wood-frame house was built in the 1850s on land granted to Abner Veasey by President James Buchanan, and follows a roughly Georgian-style center hall plan with parlor. The front entry is framed by sidelight windows, with a transom above, and pilasters flanking the windows. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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 Veasey-DeArmond House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-01-31.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)