Joel Smith House

The Joel Smith House is a historic house at the northeast corner of the junction of United States Route 167 and County Route 5 in rural Union County, Arkansas. Built c. 1840, this two-story vernacular I-house was the home of Joel Smith, one of the first white settlers of Union County. The house is a rare surviving early example of a typical colonial-style house with matching shed-roof side porches. The property is also thought likely to yield archaeological finds useful in assessing and understanding frontier life in the area.[2]

Joel Smith House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Jct. of US 167 and Co. Rd. 5, El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°7′38″N 92°38′19″W
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1840 (1840)
Built by	Joel N. Smith
Architectural style	I-House
NRHP reference No.	90001220[1]
Added to NRHP	August 31, 1990

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Joel Smith House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-10.