Lawrie House

Lawrie House
Location 600 N. 7th St., West Memphis, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°09′11″N 90°10′37″W / 35.15294°N 90.17693°W / 35.15294; -90.17693Coordinates: 35°09′11″N 90°10′37″W / 35.15294°N 90.17693°W / 35.15294; -90.17693
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built 1939 (1939)
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference # 96000330[1]
Added to NRHP March 28, 1996

The Lawrie House is a historic house at 600 North 7th Street in West Memphis, Arkansas. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a side gable roof and numerous projecting gables. The first floor is faced in brick veneer, giving the appearance of a raised basement. The main facade is dominated by its porch, which has a projecting gable roof supported by four square columns. Its main entry is flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a four-light lunette window and gable. The interior features elegant Colonial Revival woodwork. The house was built in 1939 by J. O. E. Beck, a plantation owner, as a wedding present for his daughter Elizabeth, who married Donald Lawrie.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Lawrie House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-13.


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