Richardson-Turner House
National Register of Historic Places

Richardson-Turner House

Lexa, Phillips County, Arkansas
Listed
May 28, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
98000583

About this property

The Richardson-Turner House is a historic house at 1469 Arkansas Highway 1 in Lexa, Arkansas. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, built in 1894 by Dr. Willis Moss Richardson. It is one of the most elaborate rural Queen Anne structures in Phillips County, with asymmetric massing, decorative brackets in the eaves, fish-scale shingles on the exterior, and an elaborate porch with a beaded spindlework balustrade and turned columns. The house originally had a tower, but this was removed in the 1930s, and the attic space was enlarged for living space in the 1940s. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Location

1469 AR 1 N
Lexa, Phillips County, Arkansas
34.58609, -90.78825

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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2.5 mi
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Nearby Battles

Elaine Race Massacre (Arkansas 1919)
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6.6 mi

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When was Richardson-Turner House listed on the National Register?

Richardson-Turner House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Richardson-Turner House?

Richardson-Turner House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Richardson-Turner House?

The period of significance for Richardson-Turner House is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1469.

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