National Register of Historic Places

Brown, Dr. Charles Fox, House

Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
Listed
September 5, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000583

About this property

The Dr. Charles Fox Brown House is a historic house at 420 Drennan Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick structure, whose main block is five bays wide, with a small secondary block set back from the front at the left, and an ell extending to the rear. It has a side-gable roof, with a front-facing gable above the centered entrance, which is further sheltered by a flat-roof portico supported by four columns. The eaves are studded with brackets, and there are a pair of round-arch windows in the front-facing gable. The house was built in 1867 for Dr. Charles Fox Brown, and is unusual for the original 19th-century surgery, located in the secondary block. The house is stylistically a distinctive blend of Greek Revival and Italianate styles. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Location

420 Drennan St.
Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
35.43299, -94.35028

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Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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0.2 mi
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When was Brown, Dr. Charles Fox, House listed on the National Register?

Brown, Dr. Charles Fox, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 1978.

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Brown, Dr. Charles Fox, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Brown, Dr. Charles Fox, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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