Reeves-Melson House
National Register of Historic Places

Reeves-Melson House

Bonnerdale, Montgomery County, Arkansas
Listed
December 5, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85003069

About this property

The Reeves-Melson House is a historic house in rural Montgomery County, Arkansas. It is a private inholding within Ouachita National Forest, located on the east side of Miles Road, north of Bonnerdale and east of Alamo. It is a single story dogtrot, with a log pen and a wooden frame pen separated by a breezeway under a gable roof. A shed-roof porch extends across the front, and the building is clad in weatherboard. The log pen has a trapdoor providing access to a dugout cellar, a feature not typically found in regional dogtrot houses. The log pen was built in 1882 by William Reeves, and the frame pen was built in 1888 by Larkin Melson. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Location

Bonnerdale, Montgomery County, Arkansas
34.43599, -93.41047

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
Sources

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

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When was Reeves-Melson House listed on the National Register?

Reeves-Melson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Reeves-Melson House?

Reeves-Melson House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Reeves-Melson House is recorded as the industrial era.

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