Bishop Brookes House Explained

Bishop Brookes House
Location:407 N. 6th St., DeQueen, Arkansas
Coordinates:34.0397°N -94.3442°W
Builder:B.W. Gatlin
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 18, 1999
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:99001352

The Bishop Brookes House is a historic house at 407 North 6th Street in De Queen, Arkansas. It is a -story brick structure, built between 1922 and 1928 by Bishop Brookes, Sr., the proprietor of the locally prominent Brookes Drug Store. The house is an excellent local example of Colonial Revival architecture, with a symmetrical facade, and a center entry with portico supported by Corinthian columns. The house remained in the Brookes family until 1995.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Bishop Brookes House. Arkansas Preservation. 2014-10-05.