Capt. John T. Burkett House

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]

Capt. John T. Burkett House
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
Nearest cityFrenchport, Arkansas
Coordinates33°26′27″N 92°47′39″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1899 (1899)
NRHP reference No.98000620[1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1998

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

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Capt. John T. Burkett House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-27.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.