William Nicholas Straub House | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 531 Perry St., Helena, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°31′37″N90°35′31″W / 34.52694°N 90.59194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1900 |
Architect | Lyle Brothers |
Part of | Perry Street Historic District (ID86002594) |
NRHP reference No. | 85000834 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 18, 1985 |
Designated CP | November 26, 1986 |
The William Nicholas Straub House is a historic house at 531 Perry Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a stylistically eclectic 2+1⁄2-story structure, built in 1900 for William Nicholas Straub, a prominent local merchant. The house's main stylistic elements come from the Colonial Revival and the Shingle style, both of which were popular at the time. The house has a first floor finished in painted brick, and its upper floors are clad in shingles. The main facade has a single-story porch across its width, supported by three Ionic columns. The entrance, on the left side, has a single door with a large pane of glass, and is topped by a transom window. On the right side is a two-sided projecting bay section. The house's most prominent exterior feature is a crenellated tower which rises above the entry. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]
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