White House (Helena, Arkansas)

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Location1101 Perry St., Helena, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°31′57″N90°35′56″W / 34.53250°N 90.59889°W / 34.53250; -90.59889 Coordinates: 34°31′57″N90°35′56″W / 34.53250°N 90.59889°W / 34.53250; -90.59889
Arealess than one acre
Built1910
Architect Charles L. Thompson
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000871 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982

The White House is a historic house at 1101 Perry Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, built in 1910 to a design by architect Charles L. Thompson. The Colonial Revival building has a pyramidal roof with projecting gable sections. A single-story porch wraps around two sides of the house, supported by grouped Tuscan columns. The front entry is framed by sidelight windows and pilasters. It is the only surviving Thompson design (of seven known) in Helena. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for White House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-22.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)