Capt. John T. Burkett House

Capt. John T. Burkett House
Nearest city Frenchport, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°26′27″N 92°47′39″W / 33.44083°N 92.79417°W / 33.44083; -92.79417Coordinates: 33°26′27″N 92°47′39″W / 33.44083°N 92.79417°W / 33.44083; -92.79417
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1899 (1899)
NRHP Reference # 98000620[1]
Added to NRHP June 3, 1998

The Capt. John T. Burkett House is a historic house in rural Ouachita County, Arkansas. It is located at 607 Ouachita County Road 65, near the community of Frenchport. The 1-1/2 story wood frame house was built c. 1899 by John Burkett, a ship's captain and part-owner of a local lumber mill. He later served as the chief warden at Cummins Prison, and then as a regional agent of the Internal Revenue Service. The house is a fine example of Folk Victorian style. Its front facade has a porch running across its whole width, mounted on piers made of locally-manufactured bricks, with its hip-roof supported by concrete columns that resemble Tuscan-style columns. The balustrade is a metal filigree work. A gable-roof balcony projects above the center of the porch.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Capt. John T. Burkett House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-27.


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