Sheeks House
National Register of Historic Places

Sheeks House

Corning, Clay County, Arkansas
Listed
August 21, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000376

About this property

The Sheeks House is a historic house at 502 Market Street in Corning, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with a hip roof. A slightly projecting center section of its main facade is dominated by two-story gable-roofed portico, supported by a pair of two-story round Ionic columns. Passing under this portico is a single-story porch spanning the facade's three bays. The house was built in 1872 by E. Foster Brown, a prominent regional lawyer, but has been owned for most of the time since by members of the Sheeks family. Brown sold the house in 1878 to Edward V. Sheeks, one of the small community's first significant businessmen. Although of some architectural interest for the early 20th-century alterations that dominate its appearance, it is most significant for its association with these two men, both prominent in the politics and business of the region. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Location

502 Market St.
Corning, Clay County, Arkansas
36.40505, -90.58404

Categories

COMMERCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

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

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When was Sheeks House listed on the National Register?

Sheeks House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Sheeks House?

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

What is the period of significance for Sheeks House?

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

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