Lawrie House | |
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Location in
Arkansas | |
Location | 600 N. 7th St., West Memphis, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°09′11″N 90°10′37″W / 35.15294°N 90.17693°W |
Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
Built | 1939 |
Built by | Mite (only name known), Monroe Manchester |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 96000330 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 28, 1996 |
The Lawrie House is a historic house at 600 North 7th Street in West Memphis, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof and numerous projecting gables. The first floor is faced in brick veneer, giving the appearance of a raised basement. The main facade is dominated by its porch, which has a projecting gable roof supported by four square columns. Its main entry is flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a four-light lunette window and gable. The interior features elegant Colonial Revival woodwork. The house was built in 1939 by J. O. E. Beck, a plantation owner, as a wedding present for his daughter Elizabeth, who married Donald Lawrie. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]
[[Category:Culture of West Memphis, Arkansas]
Lawrie House | |
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Location in
Arkansas | |
Location | 600 N. 7th St., West Memphis, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°09′11″N 90°10′37″W / 35.15294°N 90.17693°W |
Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
Built | 1939 |
Built by | Mite (only name known), Monroe Manchester |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 96000330 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 28, 1996 |
The Lawrie House is a historic house at 600 North 7th Street in West Memphis, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof and numerous projecting gables. The first floor is faced in brick veneer, giving the appearance of a raised basement. The main facade is dominated by its porch, which has a projecting gable roof supported by four square columns. Its main entry is flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a four-light lunette window and gable. The interior features elegant Colonial Revival woodwork. The house was built in 1939 by J. O. E. Beck, a plantation owner, as a wedding present for his daughter Elizabeth, who married Donald Lawrie. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]
[[Category:Culture of West Memphis, Arkansas]