Wasson House

Wasson House
Location Main St., Springtown, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°15′37″N 94°25′30″W / 36.26028°N 94.42500°W / 36.26028; -94.42500Coordinates: 36°15′37″N 94°25′30″W / 36.26028°N 94.42500°W / 36.26028; -94.42500
Area less than one acre
Built 1890 (1890)
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP Reference # 87002371[1]
Added to NRHP January 28, 1988

The Wasson House is a historic house on Main Street in Springtown, Arkansas. It is a well-preserved example of an I-house, built c. 1890. It is five bays wide, with a side gable roof, and a two-story porch, supported by Tuscan columns, extending across the center three bays, with a latticework balustrade at the second level. A two-story ell extends to the rear, and there is a period brick combination well house/smoke house nearby. Both the interior and exterior retain significant original woodwork and other design elements.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Wasson House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-16.


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