Rucker House (Bauxite, Arkansas)
The Rucker House, also known as the Caretaker's House is a historic house at Benton and School Streets in Bauxite, Arkansas. It is a vernacular two-story wood-frame structure, with a side gable central section that has a cross-gable section at the western end, and a second wing extending northward from the eastern end. A porch extends across the front as far as the cross-gable section, with a shed roof supported by simple posts. The house was built in 1905 by the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, a predecessor of Alcoa, whose bauxite mining business dominated the local economy.[2]
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Bauxite, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°33′21″N 92°30′37″W / 34.55583°N 92.51028°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1905 |
| Built by | Pittsburgh Reduction Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000744[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 16, 1988 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It was deemed important as the only surviving, intact house of the original Bauxite, a company town that was established in 1903. It was home of the company's plant supervisor, W. A. Rucker.[2]