The Halliburton House is a historic house located at 300 West Halliburton Street in

De Witt, Arkansas DeWitt is the second largest city in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States, which also serves as the county seat of the southern district of Arkansas County. Population was 3,292 at the time of the 2010 census. The city is located on the Ark ...

. It is a two-story wood-frame structure with a gable roof and end chimneys. The main facade spans five bays and features a central entry sheltered by a portico supported by paired Doric columns. The significance of the house stems from its construction and occupation in 1860 by William Henry Halliburton (1816-1912). Halliburton, as the deputy sheriff of

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, played a role in overseeing the purchase of the land that eventually became De Witt in 1853, following the separation of

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and the relocation of the county seat. He served in various county official positions until the outbreak of the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

. After a twenty-year tenure in private legal practice, he later served three terms in the state legislature. The house was listed on the

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in 1974.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Houses completed in 1855 Houses in Arkansas County, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas County, Arkansas 1855 establishments in Arkansas DeWitt, Arkansas {{ArkansasCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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