Banks House (Hiwasse, Arkansas)

The Banks House is a historic house on Arkansas Highway 72 west of Hiwasse, Arkansas. Built in 1900, it is a 1+12-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.[2]

Banks House
Banks House (Hiwasse, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Banks House (Hiwasse, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Banks House (Hiwasse, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Banks House (Hiwasse, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Nearest cityHiwassee, Arkansas
Coordinates36°25′55″N 94°20′48″W / 36.43194°N 94.34667°W / 36.43194; -94.34667
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)
Architectural styleDouble-Pen;Duple
MPSBenton County MRA
NRHP reference No.87002365[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[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 Banks House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-21.