Built 1927 (1927) Opened 1927 Added to NRHP 2 June 2000 | NRHP Reference # 00000607 Area 2 ha | |
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Location HC 64 Box 5, Star City, Arkansas Architectural styles International Style, Mission Revival architecture, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture | ||
The Parker House is a historic house on United States Route 425, two miles south of Star City, Arkansas. The two story house was built in 1927 by Robert Preston Parker, and is exhibits International style with Mediterranean elements, and extremely unusual styling for a rural setting in southeastern Arkansas. Parker, its builder and first occupant, was a civil engineer with extensive railroad experience. He was responsible for surveying Star City and naming most of its streets, as well as designing a number of other local buildings.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
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