W.R. Bunckley House

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W. R. Bunckley House
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Location509 E. Parker St., Hamburg, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°13′23″N91°44′12″W / 33.22306°N 91.73667°W / 33.22306; -91.73667 Coordinates: 33°13′23″N91°44′12″W / 33.22306°N 91.73667°W / 33.22306; -91.73667
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No. 94000189 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1994

The W.R. Bunckley House is a historic house at 509 East Parker Street in Hamburg, Arkansas. It is the earliest and best preserved example of a Folk Victorian house in the community. It was built in 1903 for W. R. Bunckley, an American Civil War veteran who had married the daughter of David Watson, a successful local businessman whose grand mansion still stands nearby. This 1+12-story wood-frame house is a rambling, asymmetrical vernacular expression of Queen Anne styling. The principal focus of this styling on the outside is the wraparound porch, which features detailed turned and jigsaw woodwork. Interior decorations, including turned woodwork and stained glass, are also well preserved. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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.R. Bunckley House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-01-17.