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| The Trimble House |
| A Project of the Izard County Historical & Genealogical Society |
About This Project
The Izard County Historical & Genealogical
Society will relocate the historic Trimble House
to Calico Rock. This project will preserve the
historic structure and engage visitors and
historians in learning about the structure and
culture of the period.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church has given
permission to move the Trimble House from
Dolph to their property on Highway 56 in Calico
Rock. Carl Russell, whose family has owned the
house for many years, has generously donated
the 1815 log cabin to the Izard County
Historical and Genealogical Society.
Built by James and Phebe (Walker) Trimble, the
house is about 19 feet square, with two rooms
and a loft. Beginning about 1826, James Trimble
was an elder in the Mount Olive C. P. Church
Circuit and offered his house for church services.
The Historical Society will dismantle the Trimble
House and rebuild it in the little park across from
the Calico Rock C.P. Church. Moving the
house will prevent further deterioration and
make it more accessible to visitors. Rev. Wayne
Wood has agreed to be Project Director. Emmit
Acklin, who organized the removal of the John
Wolfe house to the Wolfe House property in
Norfork, has agreed to advise us.
“We want to restore the building to look like it
did when the Trimbles lived there,” Rev. Wood
said. This means dismantling the cabin, treating
the logs, replacing badly damaged ones, and
rebuilding it on the new site. The
chimney/fireplace must be rebuilt, and a long
front porch as on the original will be added.
The Historical Society is a 501(c)(3)
organization. For more information, contact
Juanita Stowers at 870-499-3237,
nita@centurytel.net or Susan Varno at 870-297-
4223, svarno@hughes.net
The Izard County Historical & Genealogical
Society will relocate the historic Trimble House
to Calico Rock. This project will preserve the
historic structure and engage visitors and
historians in learning about the structure and
culture of the period.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church has given
permission to move the Trimble House from
Dolph to their property on Highway 56 in Calico
Rock. Carl Russell, whose family has owned the
house for many years, has generously donated
the 1815 log cabin to the Izard County
Historical and Genealogical Society.
Built by James and Phebe (Walker) Trimble, the
house is about 19 feet square, with two rooms
and a loft. Beginning about 1826, James Trimble
was an elder in the Mount Olive C. P. Church
Circuit and offered his house for church services.
The Historical Society will dismantle the Trimble
House and rebuild it in the little park across from
the Calico Rock C.P. Church. Moving the
house will prevent further deterioration and
make it more accessible to visitors. Rev. Wayne
Wood has agreed to be Project Director. Emmit
Acklin, who organized the removal of the John
Wolfe house to the Wolfe House property in
Norfork, has agreed to advise us.
“We want to restore the building to look like it
did when the Trimbles lived there,” Rev. Wood
said. This means dismantling the cabin, treating
the logs, replacing badly damaged ones, and
rebuilding it on the new site. The
chimney/fireplace must be rebuilt, and a long
front porch as on the original will be added.
The Historical Society is a 501(c)(3)
organization. For more information, contact
Juanita Stowers at 870-499-3237,
nita@centurytel.net or Susan Varno at 870-297-
4223, svarno@hughes.net
TRIMBLE HOUSE ONE OF THE OLDEST STRUCTURES IN ARKANSAS
On June 20th Dr. David Stahle took tree ring samples from the Trimble House. In
his lab at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, he compared the samples with
samples from the Wolf House and with living trees from the Ozark National Forest.
He has determined that the Trimble House was built in 1853 or 1854. All the wood
cores were consistent. This may mean that the present Trimble House replaced an
earlier cabin.
He said, “The Trimble House is one of the oldest log buildings in Arkansas. There
are three log buildings still standing that are known to date to the 1820’s and maybe
ten date to the 1830’s. But there are very few pre-Civil War log buildings that
survive in the state.”
Read the Article About the Tree Ring Study Published in the
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Three Rivers Edition
On June 20th Dr. David Stahle took tree ring samples from the Trimble House. In
his lab at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, he compared the samples with
samples from the Wolf House and with living trees from the Ozark National Forest.
He has determined that the Trimble House was built in 1853 or 1854. All the wood
cores were consistent. This may mean that the present Trimble House replaced an
earlier cabin.
He said, “The Trimble House is one of the oldest log buildings in Arkansas. There
are three log buildings still standing that are known to date to the 1820’s and maybe
ten date to the 1830’s. But there are very few pre-Civil War log buildings that
survive in the state.”
Read the Article About the Tree Ring Study Published in the
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Three Rivers Edition
Dr. David Stahle conducts a tree ring study of
the Trimble House on location near Dolph.
The study dated the house one of the oldest
structures in Arkansas.
Photo courtesy of Susan Varno
the Trimble House on location near Dolph.
The study dated the house one of the oldest
structures in Arkansas.
Photo courtesy of Susan Varno