Koon House No. 1

Koon House #1
Location Jct. of AR 167 and Cty Rd. 523, Sheridan, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°16′29″N 92°23′57″W / 34.27472°N 92.39917°W / 34.27472; -92.39917Coordinates: 34°16′29″N 92°23′57″W / 34.27472°N 92.39917°W / 34.27472; -92.39917
Area less than one acre
Built 1940 (1940)
MPS Vertical Split Log Buildings of "Slabtown", Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 99001249[1]
Added to NRHP October 14, 1999

The Koon House No. 1 is a historic house at Arkansas Highway County 167 and Grant County Road 523 in Sheridan, Arkansas. It is a single story structure, built out of small logs split in half and set facing round side out and smooth side in. Its front facade is dominated by a projecting gable-roofed porch. The house was built in 1940 by Hillary Henry "Pappy" Koon, and is one of several houses built in this distinctive manner in the area by Koon.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Koon House No. 1" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-27.


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