. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

'4ational Register of Historic Places Aegistration Form fhls fm Is kr una In nornlnailng at requesting determlnatlona of rllglblllty for Indlvtdwl ~ M P W I ~ E dtstrlcta. Soe lnanrctlona In W&hw fw Completing Netlone! Register Fwma (Natlonal Regtoter Bullerlln 16). Complete each ltsm by marking "'x' ln the spproprlate bax or by entering me requested Informatlcn. If an Item does not apply to the p r o m b d n ~ documented, enter "MIA" for "not eppllcable." Far fundlons, utylea, matorlala, and areas of algnificsm, enter onty the calegotlss and subcategorlea llllred In the In~t r~e t fOn~. For addltlonal space usrr eonttnuatlon 8herm (Form IG000a). Type all entries.

1, Nams of Property hlatorlc name Freeman, Wood, House #I I c e # m 2 5 8

2, Location utntrl b number 702 Arch Screer not for publloatlon E J ~

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3, Clw8lflentlon Ownsrahlp ol Property Category of Propfly Numbst of Rbnourcss wlthln Property

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olkm publI&Fsdsrll alruotun - . ~t ruaturn

ebJect o.bJrct@ 2 - -- 0 Total

' >me of rdated multlple propeq Ltlng: Number of contrlbullng rsrwrcsa prwlbu~ly llutud In the National Reglstsr L

4. StatelFederal Agency Certftlentlon - -

As the designated authorlty under the Netloner Historic Prwsrvatlon Act of 1988, as amended, I hereby esrttty that thlr nornlnation rrequset tor deterrnlnellon of sllglblllty mwts the doeumentatlon alandardr lor rsgl~tsrlng p rop r t l e~ In the

Natlonal Regiater of Hlgzorlc Places a and proteeslonal rsqulramsnta st loflh In 38 CFR Parl 60. allonal Rsglstsr erlterle. a SM contlnua K"-;"Y'-*

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" State or Federal agency and bureau

In my opinlon, the property U meets does not meet the Nationel Reglster crlterk, I contlnuatkn ah-.

Signature 01 commenting or other officlal Date

Stata or Federal mgency and bureau -

5. National Park Sewlce CertHlcatlon I, hereby, certify that t h a property is:

entered in the National Register. [7 Sea mtlnuation sheet.

detsrmlned sllglble lor the National Regletar, See conttnuellon sheet. 7 deterrqimd not ellglble for the

Natlonal Register. 1

17 removed Ifom the Natlwlel Register. Q other, (explah:)

6. Function or Use Historic Fundions (enter mtegories from instructions) Current Functims {entar categwies from instnrct'm)

Domestic/ S i n ~ l e Dwelliu~ Domestic/ Sin~le Dwelling

7. Description Architectural Classifcation Materials (enter categories from instructions) (enter categories fmm instructions)

foundation q.tlonp wells stur r n

roof a 5~b-u 1 P

b r i b e present and histwic physical appearance.

- 8. Statement of SignWkam CertRyfng official has considered the signficanca of this property in relation W other pmperFk:

n h a l l y statewide localby

Areas of Significance (snter categories from instruetlons) TEC-

Period of Slgnlficance S i M t Dates r . tq?a C . 1934

Cultural Affiliation

SgniAcant Person ArMt-iWer NJA F r ~ m a n Wnnd

State dgn;tfica= of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and psriods ol significance noted abave.

See " ~ s t o r i c and Architectural Resources of White County, Arkansas," Section H.

P-8 doournrntrtion on flt8 (NPB): pnllrnlnrry drtetmlna2lon of IndlvlduJ IMlw (36 CFR a?) h u k o n rqueald

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Prlrnrry laaatlon of rddhlonrl datr: g8utr hlmlorte prewwatlon atflol a Othu 6lrta aQency

Fsdsnl agency Local government

Q Univarrlty O 0 t h e r Swelty rsporIlory:

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Zone Eartlng Monhlng

Verbal Boundary Deecrlptlon

See contlnuatlon sheel

Boundary Justllicatkn

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Unltad Stater Department of the lntmrlor Natlonal Park Servlce

Natlonal Register of Historic Places - Continuation Sheet

Sectlon number 7 Page 1

The first Wood Freeman House (referring to the first of two residences constructed by the Searcy builder Wood Freeman to be included in this nomination) is a single story, wood frarne Enghsh Revival residence. Its plan is fundamentally T-shaped, a fact reflected by the perpendicular gable roof elements. An exterior chimney stands to the west of the gable roof entrance porch and another interior chimney rises though the ridge of the rear intersecting gabIe roof component of the house. Both are constructed of coral. The roof is covered wilh campasition shingles, the walls are faced with cord 'Ymddzrs" and decorated with limestone quoins at the corners, and the house rests upon a continuous stone foundation.

The southern or front elevation features a tall gable to the east, a shorter, projecting gable roof entrance porch with abutting exterior chimney in the center, and the side wall of the front gable component to the west. The eastem gable displays a stuccoed pediment which is blank except for a rectangular, louvered, central woad vent. The wall klow is fenestrated with a pair of six-over-one wood sash window. In the center, the gable roof entrance porch features an entrance arch built of limestone and decorated with a projecting keystone and projecting springers. A new single-pane glass door fills the wall entry. The adjoining chimney is ornamented with a single limestone offset, coped with limestone and capped with a metal chimney cap. The wall to the west is relieved only by a single-pane arched winduw.

The western elevation js dominated by the two projecting gable ends which flank the side wall of the intersecting rear gable. The soulhem gable end features a stuccoed pediment with a central vent and is fenestrated with a central gmup of three six-over-one wood sash windows. The wall between the gable ends is fenestrated by a pair of six-over-one wood sash windows, and the rear gable end features a stuccoed pediment also and a single six-over-one wood sash window to the north, and a smaller six-over-one wood sash window to fie south The elevation is finished by a later flush plank, shed roof addition which is relieved ody by an entry on this elevation.

The northern elevation is composed of the recent shed addition to the west and an original gable roof wing to the east. Thm wood sash windows light the shed addition and a central pair of six-aver-one wood sash windows light the gable roof wing.

The eastern elevation features a pair of six-over-one wood sash windows in the side of the gable roof rear wing and two pair of six-over-one wood sash flanking a single six-over-one wood sash window in the main wall of the house.

The First Wood Freeman House is intact and virtually unaltered except for the rear shed addition.

A gable roof, frame cabiwgarage building to the rear of the house, also faced with coral, in included in the nomination. Both structures m in excellent condition.

Unltmd 8trtsr Departmami of the Interlor Natlonal Park Service

Natlonel Register of Hlstorlc Places - Contlnuatlon Sheet

Sctctlon number Page 1

Signi f cance Criterion C, local significance

The First Wood Freeman House (Part E, Historic Context #4) is not only an excellent example of English Revival style and composition but is also a unique example of early hyentieth-century craftsmanship and innovation. Wood Freeman was a contractor who reportedly constructed this building as an advertisement to rhe community of the economy and beauty of facing a house with coral instead of genuine stone. He intended rhis building to be a "show" house and a public demonsttation to cautious Depression-em homeowners of the practicality and durability of what must surely have been considered an unfamiliar and exotic material.

The sophisticated use in the Fmt Wood Freeman House of such chasacteristicaUy English Revival elements as the hcturing of lthe wall plane, the assomnent of different cornice lines and the overall picturesque composition elevate this building to the best example of its architemral style in its neighborhood; howevcs, its unique craftsmanship and materials make it unique to the entire county.

Unltgd States Department of the Interlor National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

10 1 Sectlon number 'Page

Acreane of mwestv: Less than one

Verbal Boundwy Description:

The wuthm 122.5 feet of the eastern 50 feet of Lot 2, Block 28, Jones Addition to the Town of Searcy.

Boundary Justification:

This boundmy includes dl the pmptrsy historically associated with this resource.

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