Blackburn House
National Register of Historic Places

Blackburn House

Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas
Listed
November 17, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000940

About this property

The Blackburn House is a historic house at Main and College Streets in Canehill, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gable hip roof and a stone foundation. The house has the asymmetrical massing and decorative wood shingle siding in its gables that are characteristic of Queen Anne architecture, and shed-roof porch extending across its main facade, supported by box columns.

Location

Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas
35.91048, -94.39635

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 82000940. It was listed on November 17, 1982.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

United Presbyterian Church of Canehill
Industrial
0 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Rhea's Mill (near Cane Hill)
1862Civil War
2.2 mi
Skirmish near Prairie Grove (post-battle pursuit)
1862Civil War
3.3 mi
Skirmish at Cane Hill (Boonsborough)
1862Civil War
4 mi
Cane Hill
1862Civil War
4.3 mi
Battle of Cane Hill
1862Civil War
4.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Blackburn House listed on the National Register?

Blackburn House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Blackburn House?

Blackburn House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Blackburn House?

The period of significance for Blackburn House is recorded as the industrial era.

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