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Tom Watkins House
The Tom Watkins House is a historic house at Oak and Race Streets in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick structure, with a cross-gabled tile roof and a concrete foundation. A porch extends across part of the front and beyond the left side, forming a carport. The main roof and porch roof both feature exposed rafter tails in the Craftsman style, and there are small triangular brackets in the gable ends. The house, a fine local example of Craftsman architecture, was built about 1920 to a design by Charles L. Thompson. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Arkansas References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Houses completed in 1920 Houses in Searcy, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Searcy, Arkansas 1920 establishments in Arkansas American Craftsman architecture in Arkansas Bungalow architecture in Arkansas {{ ... [...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] |
