Luster Urban Farmstead

The Luster Urban Farmstead is a historic house at 487 North Central Avenue in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame I-house with a rear single-story ell. The main facade is five bays wide, with a central two-story porch. Fishscale shingles provide a decorative element on parts of its walls, and windows have molded hoods. The house was built in 1885 by James Luster, and the property includes a smokehouse, barn, and other outbuildings. It is the only known surviving example of an urban farmstead in Batesville (out of at least 20 that were known).[2]

Luster Urban Farmstead
Luster Urban Farmstead is located in Arkansas
Luster Urban Farmstead
Location in Arkansas
Luster Urban Farmstead is located in the United States
Luster Urban Farmstead
Location in United States
Location487 N. Central Ave., Batesville, Arkansas
Coordinates35°46′22″N 91°39′25″W / 35.7727495°N 91.6568676°W / 35.7727495; -91.6568676
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1885 (1885)
Architectural styleI House
NRHP reference No.83001158[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1983

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Luster Urban Farmstead". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-27.