Childers Farmstead Explained

Childers Farmstead
Nearest City:McRae, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.0939°N -91.8275°W
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
Added:July 11, 1992
Refnum:91001349

The Childers Farmstead is a historic farm property in rural southern White County, Arkansas. It is located south of McRae, near the junction of Bowman and Rip Kirk Roads. The farmstead includes three buildings: the main house, a large barn, and a small "Delco house", originally built to house electricity generation equipment provided by Delco Electronics. The main house is a vernacular single story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof and a shed-roof porch extending across its main (northern) facade. That facade is symmetrically arranged, with Craftsman-style windows on either side of the entrance, which is flanked by half-length sidelights. The house was built about 1925, and is an unusual example of a retro version of Greek Revival architecture with Craftsman features. It was torn down in 2020.[1]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Childers Farmstead. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-07-26.