Wasson House

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LocationMain St., Springtown, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°15′37″N94°25′30″W / 36.26028°N 94.42500°W / 36.26028; -94.42500 Coordinates: 36°15′37″N94°25′30″W / 36.26028°N 94.42500°W / 36.26028; -94.42500
Arealess than one acre
Built1890 (1890)
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002371 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The Wasson House is a historic house on Main Street in Springtown, Arkansas. It is a well-preserved example of an I-house, built c. 1890. It is five bays wide, with a side gable roof, and a two-story porch, supported by Tuscan columns, extending across the center three bays, with a latticework balustrade at the second level. A two-story ell extends to the rear, and there is a period brick combination well house/smoke house nearby. Both the interior and exterior retain significant original woodwork and other design elements. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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 Wasson House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-16.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)