Jackson House (Fayetteville, Arkansas)

Jackson House
Location 1617 North Jordan Lane, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°4′57″N 94°8′34″W / 36.08250°N 94.14278°W / 36.08250; -94.14278Coordinates: 36°4′57″N 94°8′34″W / 36.08250°N 94.14278°W / 36.08250; -94.14278
Area 2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1866 (1866)
NRHP Reference # 82002149[1]
Added to NRHP August 17, 1982

The Jackson House is a historic house at 1617 North Jordan Lane in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is a 2-1/2 story L-shaped brick building, three bays wide, with a cross gable roof and a single-story ell extending to the north. A single-story portico shelters the main entrance of the south-facing facade, supported by two square columns, with a balustrade above. A small round window is located in the gable end of the main facade. The east elevation (which faces the street, has two segmented-arch windows on each level. The house was built in 1866 by Columbus Jackson, whose family lineage is said to include President Andrew Jackson.[2]

When the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] the property included more than 20 acres (8.1 ha) of farmland as an integral part of the listing, as well as a number of outbuildings and the archaeological remains of a slave quarters.[2] The property has now been subdivided, and the house stands in a modern subdivision.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Jackson House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-06.


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