Wilhauf House, Van Buren

Name: Wilhauf House
Address: Van Buren, United States

#7 among attractions in Van Buren

Greek Revival architecture

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The Wilhauf House is a historic house at 109 North 3rd Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built in 1838 and restyled in 1847, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state. It is a single story log dog trot structure, consisting of two log pens originally joined by a breezeway. The house is sheathed in weatherboard, and has a modest Greek Revival gabled portico. The 1847 alterations included the extension of the gable roof to accommodate additional rooms in the rear, which have been furthered extended by a modern addition. The house was built by Leonard Wilhauf on land he purchased from John Drennan, Van Buren's first proprietor. ()

Built: 1838 (186 years ago)Coordinates: 35°26'5"N, 94°21'28"W

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Wilhauf House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Harper Stadium, Drennen-Scott House, Van Buren Women's Literary Club.

~1160 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Van Buren
6 min walk • The Mount Olive United Methodist Church is a historic church at Lafayette and Knox Streets in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a rectangular single-story brick structure with Gothic Revival styling.
1.5 miSW
Concerts and shows, Park
Harper Stadium, Fort Smith
39 min walk • Harper Stadium is a 9,000-seat indoor arena located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is essentially a covered, open-air arena used for rodeos, auto racing, concerts, and other events.
~1050 ftNE
History museum, Museum
Drennen-Scott House, Van Buren
6 min walk • The Drennen-Scott House is a historic house museum on North 3rd Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single-story log structure, finished in clapboards, with a side-gable roof that has a slight bell-cast shape due to the projection of the roof over the front porch that extends across the width of its main block.
~1240 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Van Buren Women's Literary Club, Van Buren
6 min walk • The Van Buren Women's Literary Club is one of the oldest surviving literary societies of its type in the nation, founded in 1896 to improve the education of its members by providing access to books.
1.1 miN
Church
Van Buren First Assembly of God, Van Buren
29 min walk • The Van Buren First Assembly of God, located in Van Buren, Arkansas, United States is an Assemblies of God church in Arkansas. With a membership of over 1,000 and an average Sunday attendance of about 600, it is located in the Northwest part of the state.
0.9 miE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
King Opera House, Van Buren
24 min walk • The King Opera House is a performance hall located on Van Buren, Arkansas's Main Street. Since it was built in the late 19th century, the opera house's stage has hosted many plays and performers.
1 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Clarke–Harrell–Burson House, Van Buren
25 min walk • The Clarke–Harrell–Burson House is a historic house at 603 Parkview in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure with Greek Revival styling, built about 1841, and is believed to have been the first non-log house built in the area known as Logtown that is now part of the city of Van Buren.
0.5 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Dr. Charles Fox Brown House, Van Buren
12 min walk • The Dr. Charles Fox Brown House is a historic house at 420 Drennan Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single story brick structure, whose main block is five bays wide, with a small secondary block set back from the front at the left, and an ell extending to the rear.
~1900 ftE
Gothic Revival architecture
Joseph Starr Dunham House, Van Buren
10 min walk • The Joseph Starr Dunham House is a historic house at 418 Broadway in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built c. 1870, this 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is a fine local example of Gothic Revival architecture, with a steeply-pitched side-gable roof that has front-facing gable dormers decorated...

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Which popular attractions are close to Wilhauf House?

Nearby attractions include Drennen-Scott House, Van Buren (6 min walk), Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Van Buren (6 min walk), Van Buren Women's Literary Club, Van Buren (6 min walk), Joseph Starr Dunham House, Van Buren (10 min walk).

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Van Buren, Arkansas (10 min walk)