The Morris House is a historic house at 16428

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in Lonoke, Arkansas. It is a large single-story structure, measuring about in length and in width, set on lot about in size. Its walls are finished in brick and vertical board siding, and it is covered by a gable-on-hip roof which has a

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window near the center where the chimney is located. The house was designed by architect Fred Perkins in 1962 for the family of William Henry Morris, a prominent local farmer. It was built in 1963 and is a good local example of Mid-Century Modern architecture. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

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Mid-century modern Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Houses completed in 1963 Houses in Lonoke County, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Lonoke County, Arkansas Buildings and structures in Lonoke, Arkansas {{LonokeCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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