Yauch-Ragar House

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Yauch-Ragar House
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Location625 State St., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°13′28″N92°0′7″W / 34.22444°N 92.00194°W / 34.22444; -92.00194 Coordinates: 34°13′28″N92°0′7″W / 34.22444°N 92.00194°W / 34.22444; -92.00194
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
NRHP reference No. 78000602 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1978

The Yauch-Ragar House is a historic house at 625 State Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick structure, with a hip roof. A gable projects from the front, with a large segmented-arch window at the center, and a smaller similar window in the gable. To the projecting section's left, a porch is supported by Tuscan columns. Built in 1907, the house is a rare example of brick construction from that period. It was built by William Yauch, who with his brother owned a local brickworks. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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 Yauch-Ragar House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-22.