White-Baucum House

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White-Baucum House
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Location201 S. Izard St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′53″N92°16′46″W / 34.74806°N 92.27944°W / 34.74806; -92.27944 Coordinates: 34°44′53″N92°16′46″W / 34.74806°N 92.27944°W / 34.74806; -92.27944
Arealess than one acre
Built1869 (1869)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference # 80000785 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 29, 1980

The White-Baucum House is a historic house at 201 South Izard Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is an L-shaped two story wood frame house, with a hip roof extending over two stories of balconies in the crook of the L, giving the building an overall rectangular footprint. It has Italianate styling, with a bracketed and dentillated eave, spindled porch balustrades, and an elaborate front entry in a round-arch surround. Built in 1869–70, it is one of Arkansas's earliest and finest examples of high style Italianate architecture. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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 White-Baucum House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-25.