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Walker House (Fayetteville, Arkansas)

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The Walker House is a historic house on South Knerr Drive in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The oldest portion of this two-story brick T-shaped house was built in 1872 by David Walker, a prominent local lawyer, judge, politician, and landowner. Its main facade is covered by a two-story porch with ornamental carved brackets. The rear extension was added in 1878. The house has been in the hands of Knerr family descendants since 1910.The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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Walker House (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
South Knerr Drive, Fayetteville

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South Knerr Drive 300
72701 Fayetteville
Arkansas, United States
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