The Hester-Lenz House is a historic house at 905 AR 5 N in

Benton, Arkansas Benton is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas, United States and a suburb of Little Rock. It was established in 1837. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,681. In 2019 the population was estimated at 36,820. ...

. Built in 1836 on what was then the

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or the Military Road, it may be the oldest surviving house in Saline County that remains in its original location, and it may have been the location of a vote for independence of the state of Arkansas. The original construction, a two-story log

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believed to have been built about 1836–37, was modified in the late 19th century by German immigrants with their distinctive vernacular styling. The house was listed on the

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in 2004. It has also been known as the Oscar F. Lenz House, as the Lenggenhager House.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Houses completed in 1836 Houses in Saline County, Arkansas Dogtrot architecture in Arkansas Log houses in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Saline County, Arkansas Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Benton, Arkansas 1836 establishments in Arkansas {{SalineCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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