Dr. Stephen H. Chism House

	Dr. Stephen H. Chism House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Nearest city	Booneville, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°13′3″N 93°56′23″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1844
Built by	Stephen Chism
Architectural style	Dogtrot
NRHP reference No.	94000853
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1994

The Dr. Stephen H. Chism House is a historic house in rural Logan County, Arkansas north of Booneville, on the east side of Arkansas Highway 23 about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of its junction with Arkansas Highway 217. A two-story log dogtrot house, it has two log pens flanking an open breezeway and a gable roof for cover. Built about 1844–45, it is believed to be the oldest log building in the county.^[2] The Arkansas Archives have a negative of the home.^[3] Log Builder Paul Glidewell completed the complete restoration of the house in late 2013.

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It was home to Dr. Stephen Howard Chism (December 14, 1815^[4] -1883). He was the father of Benjamin Boone Chism.^[5]^[6] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[1]

Chism married Jeanetta Logan, daughter of James Logan for whom Logan County, Arkansas is named.^[7]

National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Arkansas

[1]
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
[2]
"NRHP nomination for Dr. Stephen N. Chism House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
[3]
https://search.worldcat.org/title/log-buildings-chismville-log-house/oclc/52966431
[4]
Reeves, Donna Rae Seamon (2003). "The Breed Family".
[5]
Hempstead, Fay. A Pictorial History of Arkansas: From Earliest Times to the Year 1890. Southern Historical Press. ISBN 978-0-89308-074-7.
[6]
Kwas, Mary L. (April 2011). A Pictorial History of Arkansas's Old State House: Celebrating 175 Years. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-55728-955-1.
[7]
"Stephen H. Chism House | Preserve Arkansas".

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[nris-1] [1]
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP-2] [2]
"NRHP nomination for Dr. Stephen N. Chism House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

[3] [3]
https://search.worldcat.org/title/log-buildings-chismville-log-house/oclc/52966431

[4] [4]
Reeves, Donna Rae Seamon (2003). "The Breed Family".

[5] [5]
Hempstead, Fay. A Pictorial History of Arkansas: From Earliest Times to the Year 1890. Southern Historical Press. ISBN 978-0-89308-074-7.

[6] [6]
Kwas, Mary L. (April 2011). A Pictorial History of Arkansas's Old State House: Celebrating 175 Years. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-55728-955-1.

[7] [7]
"Stephen H. Chism House | Preserve Arkansas".

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Dr. Stephen H. Chism House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Location in United States Show map of the United States
Nearest city	Booneville, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°13′3″N 93°56′23″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1844 (1844)
Built by	Stephen Chism
Architectural style	Dogtrot
NRHP reference No.	94000853^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1994