The William Thomas Abington House is a historic house located on Center Street in Beebe, Arkansas, midway between East Mississippi Street and Birch Street.
William Thomas Abington House | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | Center St, SW of jct. with AR 367, Beebe, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°4′28″N 91°52′30″W / 35.07444°N 91.87500°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1880 |
Architect | William Thomas Abington |
Architectural style | Vernacular, Double Pile, Central Hall Plan |
MPS | White County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91001350[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 11, 1992 |
Description and history
editIt is a roughly square two-story timber-framed structure, with a hip roof of original metal, and a two-story porch extending across its front facade. Although it is typical of houses built in Beebe in the 1880s, it is one of only a few of the type to survive. It was designed by the first owner, William Thomas Abington, who moved to Beebe with his family in the late 1870s. Abington's son, W. H. Abington, was a prominent local doctor and politician; the Abington Library at Arkansas State University Beebe is named for him.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1992.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for William Thomas Abington House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-01.