AR 72, W of Hiwassee, Hiwassee, Arkansas. County/parish: Benton.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 28, 1988. NRIS 87002365.
Part of Benton County MRA (NRIS 64000022).
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Banks House is a historic house on Arkansas Highway 72 west of Hiwasse, Arkansas. Built in 1900, it is a 1+1⁄2-story wood frame rendition of a double pen form more often found in log construction. It has weatherboard siding, a side gable main roof, and a wide single story front porch with round columns and a hip roof. A chimney rises at the eastern end, and an ell extends the house to the rear. It is a well-preserved local example of vernacular frontier architecture.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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