The Victor Cicero Kays House is a historic house at 2506 Aggie Road, on the campus of
Arkansas State University
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage la ...
in
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jonesboro is a city located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern corner of the U.S. State of Arkansas. Jonesboro is one of two county seats of Craighead County. According to the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 78,576 and is the f ...
. It is a -story structure, designed by Arthur N. McAninch and built in 1936 for
Victor Cicero Kays
Victor Cicero Kays (July 7, 1882 – January 20, 1966) was an American educator, coach and the founding president of Arkansas State University, originally known as the First District State Agricultural School of Arkansas. Kays was the driving for ...
, the first president of the university. It is also locally notable as a fine example of Tudor Revival architecture, with a brick first floor, and the second finished in brick and half-timbered stucco. The roof is finished in green tile.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2014.
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Houses in Craighead County, Arkansas
Arkansas State University
National Register of Historic Places in Craighead County, Arkansas
Buildings and structures in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Houses completed in 1936
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