Joel Smith House Explained

Joel Smith House
Location:Jct. of US 167 and Co. Rd. 5, El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates:33.1272°N -92.6386°W
Builder:Joel N. Smith
Architecture:I-House
Added:August 31, 1990
Refnum:90001220

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, 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.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Joel Smith House . Arkansas Preservation . 2014-05-10 .