Watkins House (Searcy, Arkansas)

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Location1208 E. Race St., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°15′3″N91°43′25″W / 35.25083°N 91.72361°W / 35.25083; -91.72361 Coordinates: 35°15′3″N91°43′25″W / 35.25083°N 91.72361°W / 35.25083; -91.72361
Arealess than one acre
Built1919 (1919)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001182 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Watkins House is a historic house at 1208 East Race Street in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a side gambrel roof and original stucco exterior. A single-story ell extends to the left, and a similarly sized carport extends to the right. The gambrel nature of the roof is somewhat obscured by the large shed-roof dormer that extends across most of the front. Built 1919–20, it is one of a small number of Colonial Revival houses in the community. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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 Watkins House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-30.