National Register of Historic Places

Lewis, Jay, House

McGehee, Desha County, Arkansas
Listed
January 20, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04001501

About this property

The Jay Lewis House is a historic house at 12 Fairview Drive in McGehee, Arkansas. The two story wood-frame house was built in 1955 to a design by Edward Durell Stone, an Arkansas native and a leading proponent of new formalism. It is the only Stone-designed house in Desha County, and one of only five in the state. The exterior of the house is clad in vertical cypress boards, with a porch that wraps completely around the house, and a breezeway connecting to a carport, built at the same time. The porch roof is supported by six Douglas fir beams. The interior of the house is based on Stone's modern reinterpretation of the traditional Arkansas dog trot form, with the central living/dining/kitchen area acting as the central element of that form. Other rooms of the house connect to this section, and are separated from it by Shōji screens. The house's basic design is similar to that of another house Stone designed in Englewood, New Jersey. The house is largely unchanged since its construction; one chimney has been replaced due to storm damage. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

12 Fairview Dr.
McGehee, Desha County, Arkansas
33.63706, -91.40932

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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When was Lewis, Jay, House listed on the National Register?

Lewis, Jay, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Lewis, Jay, House?

Lewis, Jay, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lewis, Jay, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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