Zebulon and Eunice Edmiston House – 1872

Zebulon and Eunice Edmiston House – 1872. . Zebulon “Zeb” Edmiston was the patriarch of one of Cane Hill's most prosperous Victorian era families. Zeb and Eunice Jane Gray were married in 1852 and had four children: Nina, James, David and John The Edmistons farmed in what is now Clark County, Arkansas before moving in 1872 to Boonsboro, now Cane Hill, to give their children access to the area's educational advantages. That same year, they built this vernacular Greek Revival style cottage., Along with his three sons, Zeb managed several businesses in Cane Hill, including The Edmiston and Sons General Merchandise. Zebulon was an investor in the Cane Hill Canning and Evaporating Company run by his son, John. Houses built by sons, David and John, still stand. The three Edmiston houses offer excellent examples of the varied architectural styles found in Cane Hill., Flash flooding along Jordan Creek occurs every few years (1985, 2006, and 2015 were big events). During exterior restoration of the house in 2016, the house was raised five feet in elevation in order to avoid future flooding., (Caption) The Zebulon and Eunice Edmiston House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.