National Register of Historic Places

Bethell, Bedford Brown, House

Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas
Listed
December 4, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000619

About this property

The Bedford Brown Bethell House is a historic house at 2nd and Curran Streets in Des Arc, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof and weatherboard siding. The main facade is symmetrical, with a single-story hip-roofed porch that wraps around the left side. The main entrance is framed by sidelight windows, and topped by a transom. A Palladian-style three-part window stands on the second floor above the entrance, with a half-round fanlight. The roof is pierced by hip-roof dormers. The lot is lined on its street-facing sides by an iron fence. The house was built in 1912–13, and is one of the city's finest examples of Colonial Revival architecture. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Location

2nd and Curran Sts.
Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas
34.97519, -91.49441

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Bethel House
Industrial
0 mi
American Legion Hut-Des Arc
Industrial
0.1 mi
Prairie County Courthouse
Industrial
0.2 mi
First Presbyterian Church
Industrial
0.3 mi
Des Arc High School Home Economics Building
Industrial
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Cotton Plant (Woodruff County)
1862Civil War
10 mi

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When was Bethell, Bedford Brown, House listed on the National Register?

Bethell, Bedford Brown, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Bethell, Bedford Brown, House?

Bethell, Bedford Brown, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bethell, Bedford Brown, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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