Jacob Wolf House | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | On AR 5, E of fork of the White and North Fork Rivers, Norfork, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 36°12′37″N92°17′11″W / 36.21028°N 92.28639°W |
Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
Built | 1825 |
Built by | Jacob Wolf |
Architectural style | Saddle-Bag |
NRHP reference No. | 73000380 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973 |
The Jacob Wolf House is a historic house on Arkansas Highway 5 in Norfork, Arkansas. It is a log structure, built in 1825 by Jacob Wolf, the first documented white settler of the area. Architecturally it's a "saddle bag", which is a two-story dog trot with the second floor built over the open breezeway. A two-story porch extends on one facade, with an outside stair giving access to the upper floor rooms. The building's original chinking has been replaced by modern mortaring. It is maintained by the Department of Arkansas Heritage as a historic house museum. [2] [3]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
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