Koon House No. 4

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Location3004 AR 167, Sheridan, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°16′3″N92°23′57″W / 34.26750°N 92.39917°W / 34.26750; -92.39917 Coordinates: 34°16′3″N92°23′57″W / 34.26750°N 92.39917°W / 34.26750; -92.39917
Arealess than one acre
Built1940 (1940)
ArchitectHillary Henry "Pappy" Koon
MPS Vertical Split Log Buildings of "Slabtown", Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 99001246 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1999

The Koon House No. 4 is a historic house at 3004 U.S. Highway 167 in Sheridan, Arkansas, USA. 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 cross gable roof. A rectangular section projects from on side near the rear, and it has a front porch recessed under a gable projecting from the left front. The house was built about 1940 by Hillary Henry "Pappy" Koon and is one of several houses in the area built by him in this distinctive manner. [2]

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

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References

  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. 4". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved December 11, 2015.