Waddle House

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Waddle House
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LocationS. Erwin, Success, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°27′4″N90°43′21″W / 36.45111°N 90.72250°W / 36.45111; -90.72250 Coordinates: 36°27′4″N90°43′21″W / 36.45111°N 90.72250°W / 36.45111; -90.72250
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
NRHP reference No. 77000246 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1977

The Waddle House is a historic house on South Erwin Street in Success, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood frame L-shaped structure, with a hip roof that has large gable sections. A single-story porch wraps around two sides of the house. It was built in 1909, when the town was at its economic height due to the success lumber industry. It was built by Dr. M. V. B. Waddle, one of the first doctors to serve in the area, and was one of the finest houses in the town at the time of its construction. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [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 Waddle House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-27.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)