Wiley P. McNair House

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Wiley P. McNair House
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Location301 Mountain Street,
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°3′43″N94°9′48″W / 36.06194°N 94.16333°W / 36.06194; -94.16333 Coordinates: 36°3′43″N94°9′48″W / 36.06194°N 94.16333°W / 36.06194; -94.16333
Arealess than one acre
Built1888 (1888)
Architectural styleVernacular Queen Anne Victorian
NRHP reference No. 16000654 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 2016

The Wiley P. McNair House is a historic house located in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Description and history

It is a 2 12-story timber-framed structure, with a side gable roof and two projecting front gables. The left gable is atop a two-story projecting section, and there is a single-story shed-roof porch extending to the right. It was built about 1888 for a railroad agent, on land that was originally part of the Fayetteville Female Seminary campus. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 2016. [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 Wiley P. McNair House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2017-02-04.