Koon House No. 3

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Koon House #3
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Location2988 AR 167, Sheridan, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°16′4″N92°23′57″W / 34.26778°N 92.39917°W / 34.26778; -92.39917 Coordinates: 34°16′4″N92°23′57″W / 34.26778°N 92.39917°W / 34.26778; -92.39917
Arealess than one acre
Built1940 (1940)
ArchitectHillary Henry "Pappy" Koon
MPS Vertical Split Log Buildings of "Slabtown", Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 99001247 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1999

The Koon House No. 3 is a historic house at 2988 U.S. Highway 167 in Sheridan, Arkansas. It is a single story structure, built out of vertically placed small logs, split in half and set smooth side in and round side out. It is roughly rectangular in shape, with a gable roof and a gabled front porch. A small rectangular section projects from on side near the rear. The house was built about 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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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Koon House No. 3". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-04.