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The Raymond Carr House is a Colonial Revival style house located in Kingman, Arizona. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was evaluated for National Register listing as part of a 1985 study of 63 historic resources in Kingman that led to this and many others being listed.[2]
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| Location | 620 East Oak Street Kingman, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 35°11′22″N 114°2′50″W / 35.18944°N 114.04722°W |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Brown, B. Allen; Charleton, H.W. & Co. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Kingman MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001118[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 1986 |
Description
editThe Raymond Carr House is located at 620 Oak Street in Kingman, Arizona. The home was built in 1916 in the Neo-Colonial Revival style. B. Allen Brown and H. W. Charleton & Co. were the architect and contractor. It has a native stone foundation including the lower wall, and stone came from A. H. Smith Quarry. The two story adobe home is one of the largest homes built in Kingman and was considered an upper class residence.[citation needed] Mr. Carr was one of Mohave County's early pioneers. A livestock rancher, he also co-owned several Kingman businesses, including its second bank, Citizen's Bank, the Kingman Drug Co., and Arizona Stores. His wife, Effie, active in many civic groups, was Worthy Grand Matron of Arizona for the Eastern Star organization. [citation needed] Then house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The home is currently occupied by Carol Gordon who purchased it with her deceased husband Wesley Gordon in 1986.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Cindy L. Myers; James W. Garrison (June 1985). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Historic Resources of Kingman, Arizona / Kingman Multiple Resources Area (Report). NARA. Retrieved February 5, 2023. PDF also available at NPS version.