Taylor Log House and Site
National Register of Historic Places

Taylor Log House and Site

Winchester, Drew County, Arkansas
Listed
October 15, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
95001168

About this property

The Taylor Log House and Site is a historic plantation site on Arkansas Highway 138 in rural Drew County, Arkansas, near the town of Winchester. Included on the plantation site is the best-preserved dog trot house in Arkansas's Lower Delta region. The Taylor Log House, a two-story dog trot built out of cypress logs, was built in 1846 by John Martin Taylor, a Kentucky native who established a plantation on the banks of Bayou Bartholomew. The building was moved, probably in the 1880s. In addition to the house, the site is believed to include archeologically significant remnants of a wide variety of outbuildings. The site was the subject of archeological activities in the 1990s. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

Winchester, Drew County, Arkansas
33.76980, -91.55124

Categories

ARCHITECTUREAGRICULTUREHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
Sources

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

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When was Taylor Log House and Site listed on the National Register?

Taylor Log House and Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Taylor Log House and Site?

Taylor Log House and Site is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Taylor Log House and Site?

The period of significance for Taylor Log House and Site is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1846.

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