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Dr. James House
The Dr. James House was a historic house at West Center and South Gum Streets in Searcy, Arkansas. It was a two-story brick building, with a gabled roof and a brick foundation. A shed-roofed porch extended around its front and side, supported by square posts. It was built about 1880, and was one of a modest number of houses surviving in the city from that periodDe Rose, Joe (1991). NRHP nomination for Dr. James House; available by requested from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The house has been reported as demolished to the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, and is in the process of being delisted. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Arkansas References {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Dr., House Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Houses completed in 1880 Houses in Searcy, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Searcy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Searcy, Arkansas
Searcy ( ) is the largest city and county seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2019 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 23,767. It is the principal city of the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of White County. The city takes its name from Richard Searcy, a judge for the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory. A college town, Searcy is the home of Harding University and ASU-Searcy. History Originally named White Sulphur Springs, the town's name was changed in 1837, two years after White County was created. The state changed the county seat name to honor Richard Searcy (1794-1832), a prominent Arkansas Legislator. The town contained a health spa from its conception until 1820, when the alum, chalybeate, and white sulphur springs for which the spa was known dried up. Israel Moore, who had traveled west from Philadelphia, was in charge of laying out Searcy's original streets, and "he proceeded to name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
