# List of the oldest buildings in Arkansas

This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Arkansas, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Arkansas. Only buildings built prior to 1840 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.
In order to qualify for the list, a structure must:
* be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy);
* incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be a listed building.
This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.

## List of oldest buildings

| Building | Location | First built | Use | Notes |
| (Old) St. Mary Church | Sherrill, Arkansas | 1782 | Church | Built on a barge at Arkansas Post. Relocated in 1832, and again to current location in 1869 where the wooden structure was overlaid with brick in 1927. |
| Albert Pike School | Van Buren, Arkansas | 1820s | School | School where Albert Pike taught; it was moved and is now on the grounds of the Crawford County Courthouse |
| Ten Mile House | Little Rock, Arkansas | ca. 1825–1836 | Residence | |
| Estevan Hall | Helena, Arkansas | 1826 | Residence | |
| Morrow Farmstead | Morrow, Arkansas | 1828 | Residence | |
| Rice-Upshaw House | near Dalton, Arkansas | 1828 | Residence | Squared log structure |
| Jesse Hinderliter House | Little Rock, Arkansas | ca. 1828–1831 | Residence/ Tavern | |
| Jacob Wolf House | between Norfolk, Arkansas and Mountain Home, Arkansas | 1829 | Residence/ Government Building | Oldest public building in Arkansas started as a house before becoming a County seat building; Squared log house. |
| Hudson-Grace-Borreson House | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | 1830 | Residence | |
| Plummer's Station | Conway County, Arkansas | 1830 | Residence | |
| Block-Catts House | Washington, Arkansas | 1832 | Residence | |
| Williams Tavern Restaurant | Washington, Arkansas | 1832 | Residence/ Tavern | |
| Grandison D. Royston House | Washington, Arkansas | 1833 | Residence | |
| Elkhorn Tavern | Pea Ridge, Arkansas | 1833/1865 | Residence | Used as a Civil War hospital; Burned and rebuilt with original foundation/chimney in 1865 |
| Looney–French House | Dalton, Arkansas | 1833 | Residences | Squared log house |
| Old State House (Little Rock, Arkansas) | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1833–1842 | Government | The oldest surviving state capitol building west of the Mississippi River. |
| Methodist Manse | Cane Hill, Arkansas | 1834 | Church/ Residence | Disputed by recent evidence |
| Tom Smith House | Washington County, Arkansas | 1834 | Residence | |
| Ashley-Alexander House | Scott, Arkansas | 1835 | Residence | |
| Royston Log House | Washington State Park | 1835 | Residence | |
| Peeler Gap Road House | Danville, Arkansas | 1835 | Residence | |
| Barnett-Attwood House | Cleveland County, Arkansas | ca. 1835–1836 | Residence | |
| Confederate State Capitol Building | Washington, Arkansas | 1836 | Residence | |
| Drennen-Scott House | Van Buren, Arkansas | 1836 | Residence | |
| Hester-Lenz House | Benton, Arkansas | 1836 | Residence | |
| Ridge House | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 1836 | Residence | |
| Simon Sager Cabin | Siloam Springs, Arkansas | 1837 | Residence | |
| Hudson-Jones House | Clark County, Arkansas | 1837 | Residence | |
| Wilhauf House | Van Buren, Arkansas | 1837 | Residence | |
| William Dillard Homestead | Stone County, Arkansas | 1837 | Residence | |
| Fort Smith Old Commissary | Fort Smith, Arkansas | 1838 | Residence | |
| Maguire-Williams House | Washington County, Arkansas | 1838 | Residence | |
| Absalom Fowler House | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1840 | Residence | |
| Joel Smith House | El Dorado, Arkansas | 1840 | Residence | |
| Pike–Fletcher–Terry House | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1840 | Residence | |
| Smyrna Methodist Church | near Searcy, Arkansas | 1854 | Church | Oldest church built in Arkansas |