Smith House (Searcy, Arkansas)

The Smith House is a historic house at 607 West Arch Avenue in Searcy, Arkansas. Built in 1920, it is a rare local example of a prefabricated mail order house, produced by the Sears, Roebuck company as model #264P202 of the Sears Modern Homes. It is a two-story frame structure, with a side gable roof and novelty siding. The roof has extended eaves with exposed rafters and large brackets in the gable ends, and there is a projecting gable section in the center of the front facade. A porch wraps around to the left of this section, its shed roof supported by brick piers.[2]

Smith House
Smith House (Searcy, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Smith House (Searcy, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Smith House (Searcy, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Smith House (Searcy, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location607 W. Arch Ave., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates35°15′0″N 91°44′36″W / 35.25000°N 91.74333°W / 35.25000; -91.74333
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
ArchitectSears, Roebuck & Co.
Architectural styleVernacular irregular plan
MPSWhite County MPS
NRHP reference No.91001218[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[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 Smith House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-23.