William Thomas Abington House

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William Thomas Abington House
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LocationCenter St, SW of jct. with AR 367,
Beebe, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°4′28″N91°52′30″W / 35.07444°N 91.87500°W / 35.07444; -91.87500 Coordinates: 35°4′28″N91°52′30″W / 35.07444°N 91.87500°W / 35.07444; -91.87500
Arealess than one acre
Built1880 (1880)
ArchitectWilliam Thomas Abington
Architectural styleVernacular, Double Pile, Central Hall Plan
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001350 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 1992

The William Thomas Abington House is a historic house located on Center Street in Beebe, Arkansas, midway between East Mississippi Street and Birch Street.

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Description and history

It is a roughly square two-story timber-framed structure, with a hip roof of original metal, and a two-story porch extending across its front facade. Although it is typical of houses built in Beebe in the 1880s, it is one of only a few of the type to survive. It was designed by the first owner, William Thomas Abington, who moved to Beebe with his family in the late 1870s. Abington's son, W. H. Abington, was a prominent local doctor and politician; the Abington Library at Arkansas State University Beebe is named for him. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1992. [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 William Thomas Abington House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-01.