O'Kane-Jacobs House

O'Kane-Jacobs House
Location Rossville Rd., Altus, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°26′34″N 93°45′41″W / 35.44278°N 93.76139°W / 35.44278; -93.76139Coordinates: 35°26′34″N 93°45′41″W / 35.44278°N 93.76139°W / 35.44278; -93.76139
Area 9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built 1914 (1914)
NRHP Reference # 91000585[1]
Added to NRHP May 14, 1991

The O'Kane-Jacobs House is a historic house on Rossville Road in Altus, Arkansas. It is a single story wood frame structure, with a single pile and an original ell extending to the west. It has a cross-gable roof and weatherboard siding. Its front is sheltered by a recessed porch supported by round columns, with a distinctive latticework frieze. Built in 1881 by Francis Paine, it was purchased in 1891 by Colonel W. S. O'Kane, a prominent local businessman who owned orchards and a fruit shipping business.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[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 O'Kane-Jacobs House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-09-27.


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