Zachariah Ford House

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Zachariah Ford House
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Nearest city Pleasant Grove, Stone County, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°51′7″N91°52′4″W / 35.85194°N 91.86778°W / 35.85194; -91.86778 Coordinates: 35°51′7″N91°52′4″W / 35.85194°N 91.86778°W / 35.85194; -91.86778
Arealess than one acre
Built1856 (1856)
ArchitectFord, Zachariah; Ford, George
Architectural styleExpanded Dogtrot Plan
MPS Stone County MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002206 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1985

The Zachariah Ford House is a historic house in rural eastern Stone County, Arkansas. It is located northeast of Pleasant Grove, off County Road 46, on the bluffs overlooking the flood plain of the White River. It is a single-story dogtrot log structure, finished with weatherboard siding and a gable roof that extends over its front porch. It rests on stone piers, and is oriented on a north-south axis. The older of the building's two pens was built about 1856 by Zachariah Ford, and the second pen, breezeway, and roof were built by his son George. The building provides an excellent window into the early evolution of this housing form. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 Zachariah Ford House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-21.