Right in front of you stands the Nash-Reid-Hill House, where the spirit of Queen Anne style is alive and well-at least, most of the time. Imagine it’s around 1900, and craftsmen are busily stacking locally fired bricks, their hands caked with red clay. The structure rises proudly, with its grand hipped roof sprouting cross gables like a crown, and that wonderful three-story tower topped with a conical roof-almost as if a wizard might lean out and cast a spell at any moment!
Now, take in the scene from 1934: a group of determined folks gathers at the porch, swapping out woodwork for a dash of French flair, hoping perhaps a French chef or two might wander in for dinner. Though the look changed, the house never lost its quirky character.
This wasn’t just any house, either. The Nash family, big names around Jonesboro since after the Civil War, called this place home. Locals would pass by, maybe giving an extra tip of the hat, knowing the Nash clan ran some of the top businesses and held swathes of land. Through every thunderstorm and sunbeam, they watched Jonesboro grow.
When it made the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, neighbors probably cheered-this much personality in a house is too good to keep off official lists. So go ahead, marvel at the mix of styles and imagine the secrets whispered among its bricks, because every inch here, from the tower to the French-ified porch, has lived through more than a century of stories.
