McGaugh house being considered for listing on Register of Historic Places

Submitted Photo The W.D. and Kate McGaugh House, located on North Rust Avenue, is a ca. 1902 wood-frame cottage. It will be considered for inclusion on the Arkansas Register of Historic places and then restored.
Submitted Photo The W.D. and Kate McGaugh House, located on North Rust Avenue, is a ca. 1902 wood-frame cottage. It will be considered for inclusion on the Arkansas Register of Historic places and then restored.

LITTLE ROCK -- The State Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will consider the W.D. and Kate McGaugh House at Gentry in Benton County for listing on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places when it meets at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, in Room 170 at 323 Center Street in Little Rock, AHPP Director Frances McSwain announced last week.

The board will also consider 10 properties for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

The W.D. and Kate McGaugh House, located on North Rust Avenue, is a circa 1902 wood-frame cottage. Later alterations preclude its listing on the National Register.

"The W.D. and Kate McGaugh House is an interesting example of a local variation of a Folk-Victorian cottage," according to the National Register nomination. "The house retains some original detailing; however the house has seen several additions and renovations."

The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Heritage agency that identifies, evaluates, registers and preserves the state's cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Delta Cultural Center, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Historic Arkansas Museum.

General News on 04/06/2016