Dr. F.W. Buercklin House

Coordinates: 35°11′12″N 91°5′21″W / 35.18667°N 91.08917°W / 35.18667; -91.08917
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Dr. F.W. Buercklin House
Dr. F.W. Buercklin House
Dr. F.W. Buercklin House is located in Arkansas
Dr. F.W. Buercklin House
Location in Arkansas
Dr. F.W. Buercklin House is located in the United States
Dr. F.W. Buercklin House
Location in United States
Location104 Main Street
Portia, Arkansas
Coordinates35°11′12″N 91°5′21″W / 35.18667°N 91.08917°W / 35.18667; -91.08917
Arealess than one acre
Built1880 (1880)
NRHP reference No.98000882[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1998

The Dr. F.W. Buercklin House is a historic house at 104 Main Street in Portia, Arkansas. It is an L-shaped single-story Plain-Traditional frame and log structure whose initial construction is estimated to be 1880. It is believed to be the oldest standing structure in the community and has served variously as a doctor's office, residence, and general store. Its oldest portion is thought to be a four-pen log dogtrot, which has since been augmented by a fifth pen and frame additions. It was home to the Buercklin family for most of the 20th century and is a rare survivor of a 1906 fire that destroyed many buildings in Portia.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Dr. F.W. Buercklin House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-14.