Area less than one acre Architectural style Plain Traditional Opened 1836 | Built 1836 NRHP Reference # 04000002 Added to NRHP 11 February 2004 | |
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Location 905 AR 5 N, Benton, Arkansas Built by Hester, James; Lenggenhager, Joseph and Salome People also search for Judge Jefferson Thomas Cowling House | ||
The Hester-Lenz House is a historic house at 905 AR 5 N in Benton, Arkansas. Built in 1836 on what was then the Southwest Trail or the Military Road, it may be the oldest surviving house in Saline County that remains in its original location, and it may have been the location of a vote for independence of the state of Arkansas. The original construction, a two-story log dogtrot believed to have been built about 1836-37, was modified in the late 19th century by German immigrants with their distinctive vernacular styling.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It has also been known as the Oscar F. Lenz House, as the Lenggenhager House.
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