Bryan House (Van Buren, Arkansas) Explained

Bryan House
Location:105 Fayetteville St., Van Buren, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.4381°N -94.3525°W
Builder:Lewis Bryan
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:January 9, 1978
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:78000584

The Bryan House is a historic house at 105 Fayetteville Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built in 1886, it is one of the city's finest Queen Anne Victorian houses, with asymmetrical massing, multiple gables and projecting bay sections, and elaborate exterior decoration. The interior also has well-preserved woodwork, hardware and other decoration. The house was built by Lewis Bryan as a summer house, and is notable beyond its architecture as the local headquarters for Bryan's cousin William Jennings Bryan during his runs for President of the United States.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Bryan House. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-03-20.