Drennen-Scott House
National Register of Historic Places

Drennen-Scott House

Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
Listed
September 9, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
71000123

About this property

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. The house was built in 1836 by John Drennen, one of Van Buren's first settlers.

Location

Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
35.43619, -94.35494

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 71000123. It was listed on September 9, 1971.

Categories

ARCHITECTURENATIVE AMERICANPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Old School Presbyterian Church
Early Republic
0 mi
Mount Olive United Methodist Church
Industrial
0.1 mi
Van Buren Confederate Monument
Industrial
0.2 mi
Bryan House
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Van Buren
1862Civil War
0.4 mi
Skirmish at Van Buren (December 1862)
1862Civil War
0.4 mi
Engagement at Van Buren (Price's crossing of Arkansas River 1862)
1862Civil War
0.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Drennen-Scott House listed on the National Register?

Drennen-Scott House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Drennen-Scott House?

Drennen-Scott House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Drennen-Scott House?

The period of significance for Drennen-Scott House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1836.

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