W.A. Edwards House

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W. A. Edwards House
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LocationMain St., Evening Shade, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°4′16″N91°37′12″W / 36.07111°N 91.62000°W / 36.07111; -91.62000 Coordinates: 36°4′16″N91°37′12″W / 36.07111°N 91.62000°W / 36.07111; -91.62000
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
MPS Evening Shade MRA
NRHP reference No. 82002136 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1982

The W.A. Edwards House is a historic house on Main Street in Evening Shade, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure with a dormered side-gable roof, and a front-facing cross gable with decorative shingling. A single-story porch extends across much of the front and one side, supported by a sandstone foundation and turned posts. Built c. 1890, by a prominent local merchant, it is one of the community's few 19th century buildings. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 W.A. Edwards House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-01.