Bob Burns House, Van Buren

Name: Bob Burns House
Address: 821 Jefferson Street, Van Buren, United States

#4 among attractions in Van Buren

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The Bob Burns House is a historic house at 821 Jefferson Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood frame late Victorian house, built in 1885 by a local merchant. The house is most notable as the childhood home of Bob Burns, a famous radio comedian of the 1930s and 1940s. The Burn family moved into this house in 1896 and purchased it in 1901. Bob Burns and his brother Farrar made their start in music, with Bob being credited with the invention of the bazooka, a musical instrument bearing some resemblance to a trombone. During Burns' period of fame his mother operated a gift shop out of their home. ()

Coordinates: 35°26'10"N, 94°21'3"W

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821 Jefferson StreetVan Buren United States

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Bob Burns House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Drennen-Scott House, Van Buren Women's Literary Club, Van Buren First Assembly of God.

~1350 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Van Buren
7 min walk • The Mount Olive United Methodist Church is a historic church at Lafayette and Knox Streets in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a rectangular single-story brick structure with Gothic Revival styling.
~1190 ftW
History museum, Museum
Drennen-Scott House, Van Buren
6 min walk • The Drennen-Scott House is a historic house museum on North 3rd Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single-story log structure, finished in clapboards, with a side-gable roof that has a slight bell-cast shape due to the projection of the roof over the front porch that extends across the width of its main block.
~1050 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Van Buren Women's Literary Club, Van Buren
6 min walk • The Van Buren Women's Literary Club is one of the oldest surviving literary societies of its type in the nation, founded in 1896 to improve the education of its members by providing access to books.
1 miN
Church
Van Buren First Assembly of God, Van Buren
27 min walk • The Van Buren First Assembly of God, located in Van Buren, Arkansas, United States is an Assemblies of God church in Arkansas. With a membership of over 1,000 and an average Sunday attendance of about 600, it is located in the Northwest part of the state.
0.4 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Wilhauf House, Van Buren
11 min walk • The Wilhauf House is a historic house at 109 North 3rd Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built in 1838 and restyled in 1847, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state.
0.5 miE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
King Opera House, Van Buren
14 min walk • The King Opera House is a performance hall located on Van Buren, Arkansas's Main Street. Since it was built in the late 19th century, the opera house's stage has hosted many plays and performers.
0.8 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Clarke–Harrell–Burson House, Van Buren
22 min walk • The Clarke–Harrell–Burson House is a historic house at 603 Parkview in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure with Greek Revival styling, built about 1841, and is believed to have been the first non-log house built in the area known as Logtown that is now part of the city of Van Buren.
~1220 ftS
Greek Revival architecture
Dr. Charles Fox Brown House, Van Buren
6 min walk • The Dr. Charles Fox Brown House is a historic house at 420 Drennan Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single story brick structure, whose main block is five bays wide, with a small secondary block set back from the front at the left, and an ell extending to the rear.
~1130 ftS
Gothic Revival architecture
Joseph Starr Dunham House, Van Buren
6 min walk • The Joseph Starr Dunham House is a historic house at 418 Broadway in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built c. 1870, this 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is a fine local example of Gothic Revival architecture, with a steeply-pitched side-gable roof that has front-facing gable dormers decorated...

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Which popular attractions are close to Bob Burns House?

Nearby attractions include Van Buren Women's Literary Club, Van Buren (6 min walk), Joseph Starr Dunham House, Van Buren (6 min walk), Drennen-Scott House, Van Buren (6 min walk), Dr. Charles Fox Brown House, Van Buren (6 min walk).

How to get to Bob Burns House by public transport?

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Van Buren, Arkansas (3 min walk)