diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4448b98..d6aa484 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -743,10 +743,10 @@ elseif (PTHREAD_LIBRARY)
   # linking order.
   set(ARROW_LINK_LIBS
     ${ARROW_LINK_LIBS}
-    ${PTHREAD_LIBRARY})
+    pthreadshared)
   set(ARROW_STATIC_LINK_LIBS
     ${ARROW_STATIC_LINK_LIBS}
-    ${PTHREAD_LIBRARY})
+    pthreadshared)
 endif()
 
 ############################################################
@@ -780,3 +780,4 @@ endif()
 if(ARROW_GANDIVA)
   add_subdirectory(src/gandiva)
 endif()
+
diff --git a/cmake_modules/FindBrotli.cmake b/cmake_modules/FindBrotli.cmake
index ea971f0..e8dfb3c 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/FindBrotli.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/FindBrotli.cmake
@@ -39,57 +39,27 @@ elseif ( Brotli_HOME )
 endif()
 
 find_path( BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES brotli/decode.h
-  PATHS ${_brotli_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
   PATH_SUFFIXES "include" )
 
-find_library( BROTLI_LIBRARY_ENC NAMES libbrotlienc.a libbrotlienc-static.a brotlienc
-  PATHS ${_brotli_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}" "lib" )
+find_library( BROTLI_LIBRARY_ENC NAMES libbrotlienc libbrotlienc-static brotlienc brotlienc-static
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" )
 
-find_library( BROTLI_LIBRARY_DEC NAMES libbrotlidec.a libbrotlidec-static.a brotlidec
-  PATHS ${_brotli_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}" "lib" )
+find_library( BROTLI_LIBRARY_DEC NAMES libbrotlidec libbrotlidec-static brotlidec brotlidec-static
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" )
 
-find_library( BROTLI_LIBRARY_COMMON NAMES libbrotlicommon.a libbrotlicommon-static.a brotlicommon
-  PATHS ${_brotli_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}" "lib" )
+find_library( BROTLI_LIBRARY_COMMON NAMES libbrotlicommon libbrotlicommon-static brotlicommon brotlicommon-static
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" )
 
 set(BROTLI_LIBRARIES ${BROTLI_LIBRARY_ENC} ${BROTLI_LIBRARY_DEC}
     ${BROTLI_LIBRARY_COMMON})
-
+	
 if (BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIR AND (PARQUET_MINIMAL_DEPENDENCY OR BROTLI_LIBRARIES))
   set(BROTLI_FOUND TRUE)
-  get_filename_component( BROTLI_LIBS ${BROTLI_LIBRARY_ENC} PATH )
-  set(BROTLI_LIB_NAME brotli)
-  if (BROTLI_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)
-    set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX "${BROTLI_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}")
-  endif()
-  if (NOT BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)
-    if (EXISTS "${BROTLI_LIBS}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${BROTLI_LIB_NAME}enc-static${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-      set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX -static)
-    else()
-      if (MSVC)
-        set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX _static)
-      else()
-        set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX "")
-      endif()
-    endif()
-  endif()
-  set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIB
-      ${BROTLI_LIBS}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${BROTLI_LIB_NAME}enc${BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-      ${BROTLI_LIBS}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${BROTLI_LIB_NAME}dec${BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-      ${BROTLI_LIBS}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${BROTLI_LIB_NAME}common${BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-  set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_ENC ${BROTLI_LIBS}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${BROTLI_LIB_NAME}enc${BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-  set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEC ${BROTLI_LIBS}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${BROTLI_LIB_NAME}dec${BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-  set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_COMMON ${BROTLI_LIBS}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${BROTLI_LIB_NAME}common${BROTLI_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-  set(BROTLI_SHARED_LIB
-      ${BROTLI_LIBS}/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${BROTLI_LIB_NAME}enc${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-      ${BROTLI_LIBS}/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${BROTLI_LIB_NAME}dec${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-      ${BROTLI_LIBS}/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${BROTLI_LIB_NAME}common${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+  set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIB ${BROTLI_LIBRARIES})
+  set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_ENC ${BROTLI_LIBRARY_ENC})
+  set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEC ${BROTLI_LIBRARY_DEC})
+  set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_COMMON ${BROTLI_LIBRARY_COMMON})
+  set(BROTLI_SHARED_LIB ${BROTLI_LIBRARIES})
 else ()
   set(BROTLI_FOUND FALSE)
 endif ()
diff --git a/cmake_modules/FindFlatbuffers.cmake b/cmake_modules/FindFlatbuffers.cmake
index 975c869..9cee8a0 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/FindFlatbuffers.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/FindFlatbuffers.cmake
@@ -31,31 +31,26 @@
 #  FLATBUFFERS_STATIC_LIB, path to libflatbuffers.a
 #  FLATBUFFERS_FOUND, whether flatbuffers has been found
 
-if( NOT "${FLATBUFFERS_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    file( TO_CMAKE_PATH "${FLATBUFFERS_HOME}" _native_path )
-    list( APPEND _flatbuffers_roots "${_native_path}" )
-elseif ( Flatbuffers_HOME )
-    list( APPEND _flatbuffers_roots "${Flatbuffers_HOME}" )
+if(WIN32)
+  if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG")
+    set(FLATBUFFERS_LIB_SUFFIX mdd)
+  else()
+    set(FLATBUFFERS_LIB_SUFFIX md)
+  endif()
+else()
+  if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG")
+    set(FLATBUFFERS_LIB_SUFFIX "d")
+  else()
+    set(FLATBUFFERS_LIB_SUFFIX "")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
-# Try the parameterized roots, if they exist
-if ( _flatbuffers_roots )
-    find_path( FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h
-        PATHS "${_flatbuffers_roots}" NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-        PATH_SUFFIXES "include" )
-    find_library( FLATBUFFERS_LIBRARIES NAMES flatbuffers
-        PATHS "${_flatbuffers_roots}" NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-        PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "lib64")
-else ()
-    find_path( FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h )
-    find_library( FLATBUFFERS_LIBRARIES NAMES flatbuffers )
-endif ()
+find_path( FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h )
+find_library( FLATBUFFERS_LIBRARIES NAMES flatbuffers )
 
 find_program(FLATBUFFERS_COMPILER flatc
-  "${FLATBUFFERS_HOME}/bin"
-  /usr/local/bin
-  /usr/bin
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+  PATH_SUFFIXES
+  "${FLATBUFFERS_HOME}/tools/flatbuffers"
 )
 
 if (FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR AND FLATBUFFERS_LIBRARIES)
diff --git a/cmake_modules/FindGLOG.cmake b/cmake_modules/FindGLOG.cmake
index f22e4df..53e545b 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/FindGLOG.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/FindGLOG.cmake
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
 #  GLOG_STATIC_LIB, path to libglog.a
 #  GLOG_FOUND, whether glog has been found
 
-if( NOT "${GLOG_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    file( TO_CMAKE_PATH "${GLOG_HOME}" _native_path )
-    list( APPEND _glog_roots ${_native_path} )
-endif()
-
 message(STATUS "GLOG_HOME: ${GLOG_HOME}")
 # Try the parameterized roots, if they exist
 if ( _glog_roots )
@@ -43,10 +38,10 @@ if ( _glog_roots )
     endif ()
 
     find_path( GLOG_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES glog/logging.h
-        PATHS ${_glog_roots} NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+        PATHS ${_glog_roots}
         PATH_SUFFIXES "include" )
     find_library( GLOG_LIBRARIES NAMES glog
-        PATHS ${_glog_roots} NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+        PATHS ${_glog_roots}
         PATH_SUFFIXES ${lib_dirs})
 else ()
     find_path( GLOG_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES glog/logging.h )
diff --git a/cmake_modules/FindLz4.cmake b/cmake_modules/FindLz4.cmake
index 3a89c8d..1e068b4 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/FindLz4.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/FindLz4.cmake
@@ -29,23 +29,16 @@ elseif ( Lz4_HOME )
     list( APPEND _lz4_roots ${Lz4_HOME} )
 endif()
 
-if (MSVC AND NOT DEFINED LZ4_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)
-  set(LZ4_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX "_static")
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG")
+  set(LZ4_LIB_NAME lz4d)
+else()
+  set(LZ4_LIB_NAME lz4)
 endif()
 
-set(LZ4_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX
-  "${LZ4_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-
-set(LZ4_STATIC_LIB_NAME
-  ${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}lz4${LZ4_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX})
-
 find_path(LZ4_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES lz4.h
-  PATHS ${_lz4_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
   PATH_SUFFIXES "include" )
-find_library(LZ4_STATIC_LIB NAMES ${LZ4_STATIC_LIB_NAME} lib${LZ4_STATIC_LIB_NAME}
-  PATHS ${_lz4_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+
+find_library(LZ4_STATIC_LIB NAMES ${LZ4_LIB_NAME}
   PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" )
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
diff --git a/cmake_modules/FindSnappy.cmake b/cmake_modules/FindSnappy.cmake
index 867963c..fd45321 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/FindSnappy.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/FindSnappy.cmake
@@ -31,31 +31,23 @@
 #  SNAPPY_SHARED_LIB, path to libsnappy's shared library
 #  SNAPPY_FOUND, whether snappy has been found
 
-if( NOT "${SNAPPY_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    file( TO_CMAKE_PATH "${SNAPPY_HOME}" _native_path )
-    list( APPEND _snappy_roots ${_native_path} )
-elseif ( Snappy_HOME )
-    list( APPEND _snappy_roots ${Snappy_HOME} )
-endif()
-
-message(STATUS "SNAPPY_HOME: ${SNAPPY_HOME}")
-find_path(SNAPPY_INCLUDE_DIR snappy.h HINTS
-  ${_snappy_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+find_path(SNAPPY_INCLUDE_DIR snappy.h 
   PATH_SUFFIXES "include")
 
-find_library( SNAPPY_LIBRARIES NAMES snappy PATHS
-  ${_snappy_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib")
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG")
+  set(SNAPPY_LIB_NAME snappyd)
+else()
+  set(SNAPPY_LIB_NAME snappy)
+endif()
+
+find_library( SNAPPY_LIBRARIES NAMES ${SNAPPY_LIB_NAME} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib")
 
 if (SNAPPY_INCLUDE_DIR AND (PARQUET_MINIMAL_DEPENDENCY OR SNAPPY_LIBRARIES))
   set(SNAPPY_FOUND TRUE)
   get_filename_component( SNAPPY_LIBS ${SNAPPY_LIBRARIES} PATH )
   set(SNAPPY_HEADER_NAME snappy.h)
   set(SNAPPY_HEADER ${SNAPPY_INCLUDE_DIR}/${SNAPPY_HEADER_NAME})
-  set(SNAPPY_LIB_NAME snappy)
-  set(SNAPPY_STATIC_LIB ${SNAPPY_LIBS}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${SNAPPY_LIB_NAME}${SNAPPY_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+  set(SNAPPY_STATIC_LIB ${SNAPPY_LIBS}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${SNAPPY_LIB_NAME}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
   set(SNAPPY_SHARED_LIB ${SNAPPY_LIBS}/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${SNAPPY_LIB_NAME}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
 else ()
   set(SNAPPY_FOUND FALSE)
diff --git a/cmake_modules/FindThrift.cmake b/cmake_modules/FindThrift.cmake
index 5402766..6cff9fa 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/FindThrift.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/FindThrift.cmake
@@ -28,41 +28,31 @@
 #  THRIFT_STATIC_LIB, THRIFT static library
 #  THRIFT_FOUND, If false, do not try to use ant
 
-# prefer the thrift version supplied in THRIFT_HOME
-if( NOT "${THRIFT_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    file( TO_CMAKE_PATH "${THRIFT_HOME}" _native_path )
-    list( APPEND _thrift_roots ${_native_path} )
-elseif ( Thrift_HOME )
-    list( APPEND _thrift_roots ${Thrift_HOME} )
-endif()
-
-message(STATUS "THRIFT_HOME: ${THRIFT_HOME}")
-find_path(THRIFT_INCLUDE_DIR thrift/Thrift.h HINTS
-  ${_thrift_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+find_path(THRIFT_INCLUDE_DIR thrift/Thrift.h
   PATH_SUFFIXES "include"
 )
 
-find_path(THRIFT_CONTRIB_DIR share/fb303/if/fb303.thrift HINTS
-  ${_thrift_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-)
-
-if (MSVC AND NOT THRIFT_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)
-  set(THRIFT_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX md)
+if(WIN32)
+  if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG")
+    set(THRIFT_LIB_SUFFIX mdd)
+  else()
+    set(THRIFT_LIB_SUFFIX md)
+  endif()
+else()
+  if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG")
+    set(THRIFT_LIB_SUFFIX "d")
+  else()
+    set(THRIFT_LIB_SUFFIX "")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 find_library(THRIFT_STATIC_LIB NAMES
-  ${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}thrift${THRIFT_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-  HINTS ${_thrift_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  PATH_SUFFIXES "lib/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}" "lib"
+  thrift${THRIFT_LIB_SUFFIX}
+  PATH_SUFFIXES lib
 )
 
 find_program(THRIFT_COMPILER thrift HINTS
-  ${_thrift_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  PATH_SUFFIXES "bin"
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "tools"
 )
 
 function(EXTRACT_THRIFT_VERSION)
@@ -111,7 +101,6 @@ else ()
   endif ()
 endif ()
 
-
 mark_as_advanced(
   THRIFT_STATIC_LIB
   THRIFT_COMPILER
diff --git a/cmake_modules/FindZLIB.cmake b/cmake_modules/FindZLIB.cmake
index ca6060b..85a4585 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/FindZLIB.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/FindZLIB.cmake
@@ -30,43 +30,15 @@
 #  ZLIB_SHARED_LIB, path to libz's shared library
 #  ZLIB_FOUND, whether zlib has been found
 
-if( NOT "${ZLIB_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    file( TO_CMAKE_PATH "${ZLIB_HOME}" _native_path )
-    list( APPEND _zlib_roots ${_native_path} )
-elseif ( ZLIB_HOME )
-    list( APPEND _zlib_roots ${ZLIB_HOME} )
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG")
+  set(ZLIB_LIB_NAME_SUFFIX "d")
+else()
+  set(ZLIB_LIB_NAME_SUFFIX "")
 endif()
 
-if (MSVC)
-  # zlib uses zlib.lib for Windows.
-  set(ZLIB_LIB_NAME zlib.lib)
-else ()
-  # zlib uses libz.so for non Windows.
-  set(ZLIB_LIB_NAME
-    ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}z${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-endif ()
-
 # Try the parameterized roots, if they exist
-if (_zlib_roots)
-  find_path(ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES zlib.h
-    PATHS ${_zlib_roots} NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-    PATH_SUFFIXES "include")
-  find_library(ZLIB_SHARED_LIB
-    NAMES ${ZLIB_LIB_NAME}
-    PATHS ${_zlib_roots} NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-    PATH_SUFFIXES "lib")
-else ()
-  pkg_check_modules(PKG_ZLIB zlib)
-  if (PKG_ZLIB_FOUND)
-    set(ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR ${PKG_ZLIB_INCLUDEDIR})
-    find_library(ZLIB_SHARED_LIB
-      NAMES ${ZLIB_LIB_NAME}
-      PATHS ${PKG_ZLIB_LIBDIR} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
-  else ()
-    find_path(ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES zlib.h)
-    find_library(ZLIB_SHARED_LIB NAMES ${ZLIB_LIB_NAME})
-  endif ()
-endif ()
+find_path(ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES zlib.h PATH_SUFFIXES "include")
+find_library(ZLIB_SHARED_LIB NAMES z zlib${ZLIB_LIB_NAME_SUFFIX} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib")
 
 if (ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR AND ZLIB_SHARED_LIB)
   set(ZLIB_FOUND TRUE)
diff --git a/cmake_modules/FindZSTD.cmake b/cmake_modules/FindZSTD.cmake
index 810e5c0..d272d8f 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/FindZSTD.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/FindZSTD.cmake
@@ -22,30 +22,16 @@
 #  ZSTD_STATIC_LIB, path to libzstd static library
 #  ZSTD_FOUND, whether zstd has been found
 
-if( NOT "${ZSTD_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    file( TO_CMAKE_PATH "${ZSTD_HOME}" _native_path )
-    list( APPEND _zstd_roots ${_native_path} )
-elseif ( ZStd_HOME )
-    list( APPEND _zstd_roots ${ZStd_HOME} )
-endif()
+find_path(ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES zstd.h
+  PATH_SUFFIXES "include" )
 
-if (MSVC AND NOT DEFINED ZSTD_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)
-  set(ZSTD_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX "_static")
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG")
+  set(ZSTD_LIB_NAME_SUFFIX "d")
+else()
+  set(ZSTD_LIB_NAME_SUFFIX "")
 endif()
 
-set(ZSTD_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX
-  "${ZSTD_MSVC_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-
-set(ZSTD_STATIC_LIB_NAME
-  ${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}zstd${ZSTD_STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX})
-
-find_path(ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES zstd.h
-  PATHS ${_zstd_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  PATH_SUFFIXES "include" )
-find_library(ZSTD_STATIC_LIB NAMES ${ZSTD_STATIC_LIB_NAME} lib${ZSTD_STATIC_LIB_NAME}
-  PATHS ${_zstd_roots}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+find_library(ZSTD_STATIC_LIB NAMES zstd${ZSTD_LIB_NAME_SUFFIX} zstd_static${ZSTD_LIB_NAME_SUFFIX}
   PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" )
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
diff --git a/cmake_modules/Finddouble-conversion.cmake b/cmake_modules/Finddouble-conversion.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fa0995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake_modules/Finddouble-conversion.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+find_path(DOUBLE_CONVERSION_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES double-conversion.h PATH_SUFFIXES "include/double-conversion" )
+
+find_library(DOUBLE_CONVERSION_STATIC_LIB NAMES double-conversion PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" )
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(DOUBLE_CONVERSION REQUIRED_VARS DOUBLE_CONVERSION_STATIC_LIB DOUBLE_CONVERSION_INCLUDE_DIR)
diff --git a/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake b/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
index 1c7cd62..572f6e1 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ if (WIN32)
 else()
   find_library(PTHREAD_LIBRARY pthread)
   message(STATUS "Found pthread: ${PTHREAD_LIBRARY}")
+  add_library(pthreadshared SHARED IMPORTED)
+  set_target_properties(pthreadshared PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${PTHREAD_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -322,106 +324,56 @@ set(Boost_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS
   "1.61.0" "1.62"
   "1.60.0" "1.60")
 
-if (ARROW_BOOST_VENDORED)
-  set(BOOST_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/boost_ep-prefix/src/boost_ep")
-  set(BOOST_LIB_DIR "${BOOST_PREFIX}/stage/lib")
-  set(BOOST_BUILD_LINK "static")
-  set(BOOST_STATIC_SYSTEM_LIBRARY
-    "${BOOST_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}boost_system${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-  set(BOOST_STATIC_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY
-    "${BOOST_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}boost_filesystem${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-  set(BOOST_STATIC_REGEX_LIBRARY
-    "${BOOST_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}boost_regex${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-  set(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIBRARY "${BOOST_STATIC_SYSTEM_LIBRARY}")
-  set(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY "${BOOST_STATIC_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY}")
-  set(BOOST_REGEX_LIBRARY "${BOOST_STATIC_REGEX_LIBRARY}")
+if (MSVC)
+  # disable autolinking in boost
+  add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB)
+endif()
+if (ARROW_BOOST_USE_SHARED)
+  # Find shared Boost libraries.
+  set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
+
+  if (MSVC)
+    # force all boost libraries to dynamic link
+    add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK)
+  endif()
+
   if (ARROW_BOOST_HEADER_ONLY)
-    set(BOOST_BUILD_PRODUCTS)
-    set(BOOST_CONFIGURE_COMMAND "")
-    set(BOOST_BUILD_COMMAND "")
+    find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
   else()
-    set(BOOST_BUILD_PRODUCTS
-      ${BOOST_SYSTEM_LIBRARY}
-      ${BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY}
-      ${BOOST_REGEX_LIBRARY})
-    set(BOOST_CONFIGURE_COMMAND
-      "./bootstrap.sh"
-      "--prefix=${BOOST_PREFIX}"
-      "--with-libraries=filesystem,regex,system")
+    find_package(Boost COMPONENTS regex system filesystem REQUIRED)
     if ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "DEBUG")
-      set(BOOST_BUILD_VARIANT "debug")
+      set(BOOST_SHARED_SYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
+      set(BOOST_SHARED_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
+      set(BOOST_SHARED_REGEX_LIBRARY ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
     else()
-      set(BOOST_BUILD_VARIANT "release")
+      set(BOOST_SHARED_SYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
+      set(BOOST_SHARED_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
+      set(BOOST_SHARED_REGEX_LIBRARY ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
     endif()
-    set(BOOST_BUILD_COMMAND
-      "./b2"
-      "link=${BOOST_BUILD_LINK}"
-      "variant=${BOOST_BUILD_VARIANT}"
-      "cxxflags=-fPIC")
+    set(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIBRARY boost_system_shared)
+    set(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY boost_filesystem_shared)
+    set(BOOST_REGEX_LIBRARY boost_regex_shared)
   endif()
-  ExternalProject_Add(boost_ep
-    URL ${BOOST_SOURCE_URL}
-    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${BOOST_BUILD_PRODUCTS}
-    BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-    CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${BOOST_CONFIGURE_COMMAND}
-    BUILD_COMMAND ${BOOST_BUILD_COMMAND}
-    INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-    ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS})
-  set(Boost_INCLUDE_DIR "${BOOST_PREFIX}")
-  set(Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS "${BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-  add_dependencies(arrow_dependencies boost_ep)
 else()
-  if (MSVC)
-    # disable autolinking in boost
-    add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB)
-  endif()
-  if (ARROW_BOOST_USE_SHARED)
-    # Find shared Boost libraries.
-    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
-
-    if (MSVC)
-      # force all boost libraries to dynamic link
-      add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK)
-    endif()
-
-    if (ARROW_BOOST_HEADER_ONLY)
-      find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
-    else()
-      find_package(Boost COMPONENTS regex system filesystem REQUIRED)
-      if ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "DEBUG")
-        set(BOOST_SHARED_SYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-        set(BOOST_SHARED_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-        set(BOOST_SHARED_REGEX_LIBRARY ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-      else()
-        set(BOOST_SHARED_SYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
-        set(BOOST_SHARED_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
-        set(BOOST_SHARED_REGEX_LIBRARY ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
-      endif()
-      set(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIBRARY boost_system_shared)
-      set(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY boost_filesystem_shared)
-      set(BOOST_REGEX_LIBRARY boost_regex_shared)
-    endif()
+  # Find static boost headers and libs
+  # TODO Differentiate here between release and debug builds
+  set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+  if (ARROW_BOOST_HEADER_ONLY)
+    find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
   else()
-    # Find static boost headers and libs
-    # TODO Differentiate here between release and debug builds
-    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
-    if (ARROW_BOOST_HEADER_ONLY)
-      find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
+    find_package(Boost COMPONENTS regex system filesystem REQUIRED)
+    if ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "DEBUG")
+      set(BOOST_STATIC_SYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
+      set(BOOST_STATIC_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
+      set(BOOST_STATIC_REGEX_LIBRARY ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
     else()
-      find_package(Boost COMPONENTS regex system filesystem REQUIRED)
-      if ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "DEBUG")
-        set(BOOST_STATIC_SYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-        set(BOOST_STATIC_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-        set(BOOST_STATIC_REGEX_LIBRARY ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-      else()
-        set(BOOST_STATIC_SYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
-        set(BOOST_STATIC_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
-        set(BOOST_STATIC_REGEX_LIBRARY ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
-      endif()
-      set(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIBRARY boost_system_static)
-      set(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY boost_filesystem_static)
-      set(BOOST_REGEX_LIBRARY boost_regex_static)
+      set(BOOST_STATIC_SYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
+      set(BOOST_STATIC_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
+      set(BOOST_STATIC_REGEX_LIBRARY ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
     endif()
+    set(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIBRARY boost_system_static)
+    set(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY boost_filesystem_static)
+    set(BOOST_REGEX_LIBRARY boost_regex_static)
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -449,28 +401,8 @@ include_directories(SYSTEM ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Google double-conversion
 
-if("${DOUBLE_CONVERSION_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-  set(DOUBLE_CONVERSION_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/double-conversion_ep/src/double-conversion_ep")
-  set(DOUBLE_CONVERSION_HOME "${DOUBLE_CONVERSION_PREFIX}")
-  set(DOUBLE_CONVERSION_INCLUDE_DIR "${DOUBLE_CONVERSION_PREFIX}/include")
-  set(DOUBLE_CONVERSION_STATIC_LIB "${DOUBLE_CONVERSION_PREFIX}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}double-conversion${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-
-  set(DOUBLE_CONVERSION_CMAKE_ARGS
-        "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}"
-        "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}"
-        "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}"
-        "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${DOUBLE_CONVERSION_PREFIX}")
-  ExternalProject_Add(double-conversion_ep
-    ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS}
-    INSTALL_DIR ${DOUBLE_CONVERSION_PREFIX}
-    URL ${DOUBLE_CONVERSION_SOURCE_URL}
-    CMAKE_ARGS ${DOUBLE_CONVERSION_CMAKE_ARGS}
-    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${DOUBLE_CONVERSION_STATIC_LIB}")
-  set(DOUBLE_CONVERSION_VENDORED 1)
-else()
-  find_package(double-conversion REQUIRED)
-  set(DOUBLE_CONVERSION_VENDORED 0)
-endif()
+find_package(double-conversion REQUIRED)
+set(DOUBLE_CONVERSION_VENDORED 0)
 
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${DOUBLE_CONVERSION_INCLUDE_DIR})
 ADD_THIRDPARTY_LIB(double-conversion
@@ -486,38 +418,8 @@ endif()
 if(ARROW_BUILD_TESTS OR ARROW_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
   add_custom_target(unittest ctest -L unittest)
 
-  if("${GTEST_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    if(APPLE)
-      set(GTEST_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-fPIC -DGTEST_USE_OWN_TR1_TUPLE=1 -Wno-unused-value -Wno-ignored-attributes")
-    elseif(NOT MSVC)
-      set(GTEST_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-fPIC")
-    endif()
-    string(TOUPPER ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE)
-    set(GTEST_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${EP_CXX_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}} ${GTEST_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
-
-    set(GTEST_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/googletest_ep-prefix/src/googletest_ep")
-    set(GTEST_INCLUDE_DIR "${GTEST_PREFIX}/include")
-    set(GTEST_STATIC_LIB
-      "${GTEST_PREFIX}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}gtest${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-    set(GTEST_MAIN_STATIC_LIB
-      "${GTEST_PREFIX}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}gtest_main${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-    set(GTEST_VENDORED 1)
-    set(GTEST_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-                         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${GTEST_PREFIX}
-                         -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${GTEST_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})
-    if (MSVC AND NOT ARROW_USE_STATIC_CRT)
-      set(GTEST_CMAKE_ARGS ${GTEST_CMAKE_ARGS} -Dgtest_force_shared_crt=ON)
-    endif()
-
-    ExternalProject_Add(googletest_ep
-      URL ${GTEST_SOURCE_URL}
-      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${GTEST_STATIC_LIB} ${GTEST_MAIN_STATIC_LIB}
-      CMAKE_ARGS ${GTEST_CMAKE_ARGS}
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS})
-  else()
-    find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
-    set(GTEST_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+  set(GTEST_VENDORED 0)
 
   message(STATUS "GTest include dir: ${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIR}")
   message(STATUS "GTest static library: ${GTEST_STATIC_LIB}")
@@ -533,40 +435,8 @@ if(ARROW_BUILD_TESTS OR ARROW_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
   endif()
 
   # gflags (formerly Googleflags) command line parsing
-  if("${GFLAGS_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(GFLAGS_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${EP_CXX_FLAGS})
-
-    set(GFLAGS_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gflags_ep-prefix/src/gflags_ep")
-    set(GFLAGS_HOME "${GFLAGS_PREFIX}")
-    set(GFLAGS_INCLUDE_DIR "${GFLAGS_PREFIX}/include")
-    if(MSVC)
-      set(GFLAGS_STATIC_LIB "${GFLAGS_PREFIX}/lib/gflags_static.lib")
-    else()
-      set(GFLAGS_STATIC_LIB "${GFLAGS_PREFIX}/lib/libgflags.a")
-    endif()
-    set(GFLAGS_VENDORED 1)
-    set(GFLAGS_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-                          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${GFLAGS_PREFIX}
-                          -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-                          -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
-                          -DBUILD_PACKAGING=OFF
-                          -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
-                          -BUILD_CONFIG_TESTS=OFF
-                          -DINSTALL_HEADERS=ON
-                          -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}
-                          -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_C_FLAGS}
-                          -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${GFLAGS_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})
-
-    ExternalProject_Add(gflags_ep
-      URL ${GFLAGS_SOURCE_URL}
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS}
-      BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${GFLAGS_STATIC_LIB}"
-      CMAKE_ARGS ${GFLAGS_CMAKE_ARGS})
-  else()
-    set(GFLAGS_VENDORED 0)
-    find_package(GFlags REQUIRED)
-  endif()
+  set(GFLAGS_VENDORED 0)
+  find_package(GFlags REQUIRED)
 
   message(STATUS "GFlags include dir: ${GFLAGS_INCLUDE_DIR}")
   message(STATUS "GFlags static library: ${GFLAGS_STATIC_LIB}")
@@ -587,37 +457,8 @@ endif()
 if(ARROW_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
   add_custom_target(runbenchmark ctest -L benchmark)
 
-  if("$ENV{GBENCHMARK_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    if(NOT MSVC)
-      set(GBENCHMARK_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-fPIC -std=c++11 ${EP_CXX_FLAGS}")
-    endif()
-
-    if(APPLE)
-      set(GBENCHMARK_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${GBENCHMARK_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
-    endif()
-
-    set(GBENCHMARK_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gbenchmark_ep/src/gbenchmark_ep-install")
-    set(GBENCHMARK_INCLUDE_DIR "${GBENCHMARK_PREFIX}/include")
-    set(GBENCHMARK_STATIC_LIB "${GBENCHMARK_PREFIX}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}benchmark${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-    set(GBENCHMARK_VENDORED 1)
-    set(GBENCHMARK_CMAKE_ARGS
-          "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
-          "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${GBENCHMARK_PREFIX}"
-          "-DBENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING=OFF"
-          "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${GBENCHMARK_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
-    if (APPLE)
-      set(GBENCHMARK_CMAKE_ARGS ${GBENCHMARK_CMAKE_ARGS} "-DBENCHMARK_USE_LIBCXX=ON")
-    endif()
-
-    ExternalProject_Add(gbenchmark_ep
-      URL ${GBENCHMARK_SOURCE_URL}
-      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${GBENCHMARK_STATIC_LIB}"
-      CMAKE_ARGS ${GBENCHMARK_CMAKE_ARGS}
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS})
-  else()
-    find_package(GBenchmark REQUIRED)
-    set(GBENCHMARK_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  find_package(GBenchmark REQUIRED)
+  set(GBENCHMARK_VENDORED 0)
 
   message(STATUS "GBenchmark include dir: ${GBENCHMARK_INCLUDE_DIR}")
   message(STATUS "GBenchmark static library: ${GBENCHMARK_STATIC_LIB}")
@@ -632,24 +473,8 @@ endif()
 
 if (ARROW_IPC)
   # RapidJSON, header only dependency
-  if("${RAPIDJSON_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    ExternalProject_Add(rapidjson_ep
-      PREFIX "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
-      URL ${RAPIDJSON_SOURCE_URL}
-      URL_MD5 ${RAPIDJSON_SOURCE_MD5}
-      CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-      BUILD_COMMAND ""
-      BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS}
-      INSTALL_COMMAND "")
-
-    ExternalProject_Get_Property(rapidjson_ep SOURCE_DIR)
-    set(RAPIDJSON_INCLUDE_DIR "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
-    set(RAPIDJSON_VENDORED 1)
-  else()
-    set(RAPIDJSON_INCLUDE_DIR "${RAPIDJSON_HOME}/include")
-    set(RAPIDJSON_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  set(RAPIDJSON_INCLUDE_DIR "${RAPIDJSON_HOME}/include")
+  set(RAPIDJSON_VENDORED 0)
   message(STATUS "RapidJSON include dir: ${RAPIDJSON_INCLUDE_DIR}")
   include_directories(SYSTEM ${RAPIDJSON_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
@@ -658,32 +483,8 @@ if (ARROW_IPC)
   endif()
 
   ## Flatbuffers
-  if("${FLATBUFFERS_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(FLATBUFFERS_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/flatbuffers_ep-prefix/src/flatbuffers_ep-install")
-    if (MSVC)
-      set(FLATBUFFERS_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS /EHsc)
-    else()
-      set(FLATBUFFERS_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS -fPIC)
-    endif()
-    # We always need to do release builds, otherwise flatc will not be installed.
-    ExternalProject_Add(flatbuffers_ep
-      URL ${FLATBUFFERS_SOURCE_URL}
-      CMAKE_ARGS
-      "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${FLATBUFFERS_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}"
-      "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${FLATBUFFERS_PREFIX}"
-      "-DFLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF"
-      "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE"
-      "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}"
-      "-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_C_FLAGS}"
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS})
-
-    set(FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR "${FLATBUFFERS_PREFIX}/include")
-    set(FLATBUFFERS_COMPILER "${FLATBUFFERS_PREFIX}/bin/flatc")
-    set(FLATBUFFERS_VENDORED 1)
-  else()
-    find_package(Flatbuffers REQUIRED)
-    set(FLATBUFFERS_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  find_package(Flatbuffers REQUIRED)
+  set(FLATBUFFERS_VENDORED 0)
 
   if(FLATBUFFERS_VENDORED)
     add_dependencies(arrow_dependencies flatbuffers_ep)
@@ -787,34 +588,7 @@ if (ARROW_WITH_ZLIB)
   if(ZLIB_FOUND)
     ADD_THIRDPARTY_LIB(zlib SHARED_LIB ${ZLIB_SHARED_LIB})
   else()
-    set(ZLIB_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib_ep/src/zlib_ep-install")
-    set(ZLIB_HOME "${ZLIB_PREFIX}")
-    set(ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR "${ZLIB_PREFIX}/include")
-    if (MSVC)
-      if (${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "DEBUG")
-        set(ZLIB_STATIC_LIB_NAME zlibstaticd.lib)
-      else()
-        set(ZLIB_STATIC_LIB_NAME zlibstatic.lib)
-      endif()
-    else()
-      set(ZLIB_STATIC_LIB_NAME libz.a)
-    endif()
-    set(ZLIB_STATIC_LIB "${ZLIB_PREFIX}/lib/${ZLIB_STATIC_LIB_NAME}")
-    set(ZLIB_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-                        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${ZLIB_PREFIX}
-                        -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=${EP_C_FLAGS}
-                        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}
-                        -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_C_FLAGS}
-                        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF)
-    ADD_THIRDPARTY_LIB(zlib
-      STATIC_LIB ${ZLIB_STATIC_LIB})
-
-    ExternalProject_Add(zlib_ep
-      URL ${ZLIB_SOURCE_URL}
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS}
-      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${ZLIB_STATIC_LIB}"
-      CMAKE_ARGS ${ZLIB_CMAKE_ARGS})
-    add_dependencies(zlib zlib_ep)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "zlib not found.")
   endif()
 
   include_directories(SYSTEM ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR})
@@ -824,62 +598,8 @@ if (ARROW_WITH_SNAPPY)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Snappy
 
-  if("${SNAPPY_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(SNAPPY_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/snappy_ep/src/snappy_ep-install")
-    set(SNAPPY_HOME "${SNAPPY_PREFIX}")
-    set(SNAPPY_INCLUDE_DIR "${SNAPPY_PREFIX}/include")
-    if (MSVC)
-      set(SNAPPY_STATIC_LIB_NAME snappy_static)
-    else()
-      set(SNAPPY_STATIC_LIB_NAME snappy)
-    endif()
-    set(SNAPPY_STATIC_LIB "${SNAPPY_PREFIX}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${SNAPPY_STATIC_LIB_NAME}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-
-    if (${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE} EQUAL "RELEASE")
-      if (APPLE)
-        set(SNAPPY_CXXFLAGS "CXXFLAGS='-DNDEBUG -O1'")
-      else()
-        set(SNAPPY_CXXFLAGS "CXXFLAGS='-DNDEBUG -O2'")
-      endif()
-    endif()
-
-    if (WIN32)
-      set(SNAPPY_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-                            "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}"
-                            "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}"
-                            "-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_C_FLAGS}"
-                            "-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=${EP_C_FLAGS}"
-                            "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${SNAPPY_PREFIX}")
-      set(SNAPPY_UPDATE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
-                        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules/SnappyCMakeLists.txt
-                        ./CMakeLists.txt &&
-                        ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
-                        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules/SnappyConfig.h
-                        ./config.h)
-      ExternalProject_Add(snappy_ep
-        UPDATE_COMMAND ${SNAPPY_UPDATE_COMMAND}
-        ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS}
-        BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-        BUILD_COMMAND ${MAKE}
-        INSTALL_DIR ${SNAPPY_PREFIX}
-        URL ${SNAPPY_SOURCE_URL}
-        CMAKE_ARGS ${SNAPPY_CMAKE_ARGS}
-        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${SNAPPY_STATIC_LIB}")
-    else()
-      ExternalProject_Add(snappy_ep
-        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ./configure --with-pic "--prefix=${SNAPPY_PREFIX}" ${SNAPPY_CXXFLAGS}
-        ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS}
-        BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-        BUILD_COMMAND ${MAKE}
-        INSTALL_DIR ${SNAPPY_PREFIX}
-        URL ${SNAPPY_SOURCE_URL}
-        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${SNAPPY_STATIC_LIB}")
-    endif()
-    set(SNAPPY_VENDORED 1)
-  else()
-    find_package(Snappy REQUIRED)
-    set(SNAPPY_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  find_package(Snappy REQUIRED)
+  set(SNAPPY_VENDORED 0)
 
   include_directories(SYSTEM ${SNAPPY_INCLUDE_DIR})
   ADD_THIRDPARTY_LIB(snappy
@@ -894,47 +614,8 @@ if (ARROW_WITH_BROTLI)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Brotli
 
-  if("${BROTLI_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(BROTLI_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/brotli_ep/src/brotli_ep-install")
-    set(BROTLI_HOME "${BROTLI_PREFIX}")
-    set(BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIR "${BROTLI_PREFIX}/include")
-    if (MSVC)
-      set(BROTLI_LIB_DIR bin)
-    else()
-      set(BROTLI_LIB_DIR lib)
-    endif()
-    set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_ENC "${BROTLI_PREFIX}/${BROTLI_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}brotlienc${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-    set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEC "${BROTLI_PREFIX}/${BROTLI_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}brotlidec${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-    set(BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_COMMON "${BROTLI_PREFIX}/${BROTLI_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}brotlicommon${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-    set(BROTLI_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-                          "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}"
-                          "-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=${EP_C_FLAGS}"
-                          "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}"
-                          "-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${EP_C_FLAGS}"
-                          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${BROTLI_PREFIX}
-                          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}
-                          -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF)
-
-    ExternalProject_Add(brotli_ep
-      URL ${BROTLI_SOURCE_URL}
-      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_ENC}" "${BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_DEC}" "${BROTLI_STATIC_LIBRARY_COMMON}"
-      ${BROTLI_BUILD_BYPRODUCTS}
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS}
-      CMAKE_ARGS ${BROTLI_CMAKE_ARGS}
-      STEP_TARGETS headers_copy)
-    if (MSVC)
-      ExternalProject_Get_Property(brotli_ep SOURCE_DIR)
-
-      ExternalProject_Add_Step(brotli_ep headers_copy
-        COMMAND xcopy /E /I include ..\\..\\..\\brotli_ep\\src\\brotli_ep-install\\include /Y
-        DEPENDEES build
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SOURCE_DIR})
-    endif()
-    set(BROTLI_VENDORED 1)
-  else()
-    find_package(Brotli REQUIRED)
-    set(BROTLI_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  find_package(Brotli REQUIRED)
+  set(BROTLI_VENDORED 0)
 
   include_directories(SYSTEM ${BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIR})
   ADD_THIRDPARTY_LIB(brotli_enc
@@ -955,45 +636,8 @@ if (ARROW_WITH_LZ4)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Lz4
 
-  if("${LZ4_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(LZ4_BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lz4_ep-prefix/src/lz4_ep")
-    set(LZ4_HOME "${LZ4_BUILD_DIR}")
-    set(LZ4_INCLUDE_DIR "${LZ4_BUILD_DIR}/lib")
-
-    if (MSVC)
-      if (ARROW_USE_STATIC_CRT)
-        if (${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "DEBUG")
-          set(LZ4_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_LINKAGE "/p:RuntimeLibrary=MultiThreadedDebug")
-        else()
-          set(LZ4_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_LINKAGE "/p:RuntimeLibrary=MultiThreaded")
-        endif()
-      endif()
-      set(LZ4_STATIC_LIB "${LZ4_BUILD_DIR}/visual/VS2010/bin/x64_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/liblz4_static.lib")
-      set(LZ4_BUILD_COMMAND BUILD_COMMAND msbuild.exe /m /p:Configuration=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} /p:Platform=x64 /p:PlatformToolset=v140
-                                          ${LZ4_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_LINKAGE} /t:Build ${LZ4_BUILD_DIR}/visual/VS2010/lz4.sln)
-      set(LZ4_PATCH_COMMAND PATCH_COMMAND git --git-dir=. apply --verbose --whitespace=fix ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build-support/lz4_msbuild_gl_runtimelibrary_params.patch)
-    else()
-      set(LZ4_STATIC_LIB "${LZ4_BUILD_DIR}/lib/liblz4.a")
-      set(LZ4_BUILD_COMMAND BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build-support/build-lz4-lib.sh)
-    endif()
-
-    ExternalProject_Add(lz4_ep
-        URL ${LZ4_SOURCE_URL}
-        ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS}
-        UPDATE_COMMAND ""
-        ${LZ4_PATCH_COMMAND}
-        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-        INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-        BINARY_DIR ${LZ4_BUILD_DIR}
-        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${LZ4_STATIC_LIB}
-        ${LZ4_BUILD_COMMAND}
-        )
-
-    set(LZ4_VENDORED 1)
-  else()
-    find_package(Lz4 REQUIRED)
-    set(LZ4_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  find_package(Lz4 REQUIRED)
+  set(LZ4_VENDORED 0)
 
   include_directories(SYSTEM ${LZ4_INCLUDE_DIR})
   ADD_THIRDPARTY_LIB(lz4_static
@@ -1008,45 +652,8 @@ if (ARROW_WITH_ZSTD)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ZSTD
 
-  if("${ZSTD_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(ZSTD_BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zstd_ep-prefix/src/zstd_ep")
-    set(ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR "${ZSTD_BUILD_DIR}/lib")
-
-    if (MSVC)
-      if (ARROW_USE_STATIC_CRT)
-        if (${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "DEBUG")
-          set(ZSTD_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_LINKAGE "/p:RuntimeLibrary=MultiThreadedDebug")
-        else()
-          set(ZSTD_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_LINKAGE "/p:RuntimeLibrary=MultiThreaded")
-        endif()
-      endif()
-      set(ZSTD_STATIC_LIB "${ZSTD_BUILD_DIR}/build/VS2010/bin/x64_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/libzstd_static.lib")
-      set(ZSTD_BUILD_COMMAND BUILD_COMMAND msbuild ${ZSTD_BUILD_DIR}/build/VS2010/zstd.sln /t:Build /v:minimal /p:Configuration=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-                             ${ZSTD_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_LINKAGE} /p:Platform=x64 /p:PlatformToolset=v140
-                             /p:OutDir=${ZSTD_BUILD_DIR}/build/VS2010/bin/x64_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/ /p:SolutionDir=${ZSTD_BUILD_DIR}/build/VS2010/ )
-      set(ZSTD_PATCH_COMMAND PATCH_COMMAND git --git-dir=. apply --verbose --whitespace=fix ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build-support/zstd_msbuild_gl_runtimelibrary_params.patch)
-    else()
-      set(ZSTD_STATIC_LIB "${ZSTD_BUILD_DIR}/lib/libzstd.a")
-      set(ZSTD_BUILD_COMMAND BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build-support/build-zstd-lib.sh)
-    endif()
-
-    ExternalProject_Add(zstd_ep
-        URL ${ZSTD_SOURCE_URL}
-        ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS}
-        UPDATE_COMMAND ""
-        ${ZSTD_PATCH_COMMAND}
-        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-        INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-        BINARY_DIR ${ZSTD_BUILD_DIR}
-        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${ZSTD_STATIC_LIB}
-        ${ZSTD_BUILD_COMMAND}
-        )
-
-    set(ZSTD_VENDORED 1)
-  else()
-    find_package(ZSTD REQUIRED)
-    set(ZSTD_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  find_package(ZSTD REQUIRED)
+  set(ZSTD_VENDORED 0)
 
   include_directories(SYSTEM ${ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR})
   ADD_THIRDPARTY_LIB(zstd_static
@@ -1063,24 +670,8 @@ endif()
 
 if (ARROW_ORC OR ARROW_FLIGHT)
   # protobuf
-  if ("${PROTOBUF_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    set (PROTOBUF_PREFIX "${THIRDPARTY_DIR}/protobuf_ep-install")
-    set (PROTOBUF_HOME "${PROTOBUF_PREFIX}")
-    set (PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR "${PROTOBUF_PREFIX}/include")
-    set (PROTOBUF_STATIC_LIB "${PROTOBUF_PREFIX}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}protobuf${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-
-    ExternalProject_Add(protobuf_ep
-      CONFIGURE_COMMAND "./configure" "--disable-shared" "--prefix=${PROTOBUF_PREFIX}" "CXXFLAGS=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}"
-      BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-      URL ${PROTOBUF_SOURCE_URL}
-      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${PROTOBUF_STATIC_LIB}"
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS})
-
-    set (PROTOBUF_VENDORED 1)
-  else ()
-    find_package (Protobuf REQUIRED)
-    set (PROTOBUF_VENDORED 0)
-  endif ()
+  find_package (Protobuf REQUIRED)
+  set (PROTOBUF_VENDORED 0)
 
   include_directories (SYSTEM ${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR})
   if (ARROW_PROTOBUF_USE_SHARED)
@@ -1100,34 +691,8 @@ endif()
 # Dependencies for Arrow Flight RPC
 
 if (ARROW_FLIGHT)
-  if ("${GRPC_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(GRPC_VENDORED 1)
-    set(GRPC_BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grpc_ep-prefix/src/grpc_ep-build")
-    set(GRPC_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grpc_ep/src/grpc_ep-install")
-    set(GRPC_HOME "${GRPC_PREFIX}")
-    set(GRPC_INCLUDE_DIR "${GRPC_PREFIX}/include")
-    set(GRPC_STATIC_LIBRARY_GPR "${GRPC_BUILD_DIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}gpr${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-    set(GRPC_STATIC_LIBRARY_GRPC "${GRPC_BUILD_DIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}grpc${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-    set(GRPC_STATIC_LIBRARY_GRPCPP "${GRPC_BUILD_DIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}grpcpp${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-    set(GRPC_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-                        "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}"
-                        "-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=${EP_C_FLAGS}"
-                        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${GRPC_PREFIX}
-                        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF)
-
-    ExternalProject_Add(grpc_ep
-      GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/grpc/grpc"
-      GIT_TAG ${GRPC_VERSION}
-      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${GRPC_STATIC_LIBRARY_GPR}" "${GRPC_STATIC_LIBRARY_GRPC}" "${GRPC_STATIC_LIBRARY_GRPCPP}"
-      ${GRPC_BUILD_BYPRODUCTS}
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS}
-      CMAKE_ARGS ${GRPC_CMAKE_ARGS}
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS})
-    include_directories(SYSTEM ${GRPC_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  else()
-    find_package(gRPC CONFIG REQUIRED)
-    set(GRPC_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  find_package(gRPC CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  set(GRPC_VENDORED 0)
 
   get_property(GPR_STATIC_LIB TARGET gRPC::gpr PROPERTY LOCATION)
   ADD_THIRDPARTY_LIB(grpc_gpr
@@ -1157,60 +722,9 @@ endif()
 
 if (ARROW_ORC)
   # orc
-  if ("${ORC_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(ORC_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/orc_ep-install")
-    set(ORC_HOME "${ORC_PREFIX}")
-    set(ORC_INCLUDE_DIR "${ORC_PREFIX}/include")
-    set(ORC_STATIC_LIB "${ORC_PREFIX}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}orc${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-
-    if ("${COMPILER_FAMILY}" STREQUAL "clang")
-      if ("${COMPILER_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER "4.0")
-        set(ORC_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " -Wno-zero-as-null-pointer-constant \
-  -Wno-inconsistent-missing-destructor-override ")
-      endif()
-    endif()
-
-    set(ORC_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${EP_CXX_FLAGS} ${ORC_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
-
-    # Since LZ4 isn't installed, the header file is in ${LZ4_HOME}/lib instead of
-    # ${LZ4_HOME}/include, which forces us to specify the include directory
-    # manually as well.
-    set (ORC_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-                        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${ORC_PREFIX}
-                        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${ORC_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
-                        -DBUILD_LIBHDFSPP=OFF
-                        -DBUILD_JAVA=OFF
-                        -DBUILD_TOOLS=OFF
-                        -DBUILD_CPP_TESTS=OFF
-                        -DINSTALL_VENDORED_LIBS=OFF
-                        -DPROTOBUF_HOME=${PROTOBUF_HOME}
-                        -DLZ4_HOME=${LZ4_HOME}
-                        -DLZ4_INCLUDE_DIR=${LZ4_INCLUDE_DIR}
-                        -DSNAPPY_HOME=${SNAPPY_HOME}
-                        -DZLIB_HOME=${ZLIB_HOME})
-
-    ExternalProject_Add(orc_ep
-      URL ${ORC_SOURCE_URL}
-      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${ORC_STATIC_LIB}
-      CMAKE_ARGS ${ORC_CMAKE_ARGS}
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS})
-
-    set(ORC_VENDORED 1)
-    add_dependencies(orc_ep zlib)
-    if (LZ4_VENDORED)
-      add_dependencies(orc_ep lz4_static)
-    endif()
-    if (SNAPPY_VENDORED)
-      add_dependencies(orc_ep snappy)
-    endif()
-    if (PROTOBUF_VENDORED)
-      add_dependencies(orc_ep protobuf_ep)
-    endif()
-  else()
-     set(ORC_INCLUDE_DIR "${ORC_HOME}/include")
-     set(ORC_STATIC_LIB "${ORC_HOME}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}orc${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-     set(ORC_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  set(ORC_INCLUDE_DIR "${ORC_HOME}/include")
+  set(ORC_STATIC_LIB "${ORC_HOME}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}orc${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+  set(ORC_VENDORED 0)
 
   include_directories(SYSTEM ${ORC_INCLUDE_DIR})
   ADD_THIRDPARTY_LIB(orc
@@ -1231,97 +745,7 @@ if (ARROW_WITH_THRIFT)
 # find thrift headers and libs
 find_package(Thrift)
 
-if (NOT THRIFT_FOUND)
-  set(THRIFT_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thrift_ep/src/thrift_ep-install")
-  set(THRIFT_HOME "${THRIFT_PREFIX}")
-  set(THRIFT_INCLUDE_DIR "${THRIFT_PREFIX}/include")
-  set(THRIFT_COMPILER "${THRIFT_PREFIX}/bin/thrift")
-  set(THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}"
-                        "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${EP_CXX_FLAGS}"
-                        "-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=${EP_C_FLAGS}"
-                        "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${THRIFT_PREFIX}"
-                        "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH=${THRIFT_PREFIX}/lib"
-                        "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF"
-                        "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
-                        "-DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF"
-                        "-DBUILD_TUTORIALS=OFF"
-                        "-DWITH_QT4=OFF"
-                        "-DWITH_C_GLIB=OFF"
-                        "-DWITH_JAVA=OFF"
-                        "-DWITH_PYTHON=OFF"
-                        "-DWITH_HASKELL=OFF"
-                        "-DWITH_CPP=ON"
-                        "-DWITH_STATIC_LIB=ON"
-                        "-DWITH_LIBEVENT=OFF"
-                        )
-
-  # Thrift also uses boost. Forward important boost settings if there were ones passed.
-  if (DEFINED BOOST_ROOT)
-    set(THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS ${THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS} "-DBOOST_ROOT=${BOOST_ROOT}")
-  endif()
-  if (DEFINED Boost_NAMESPACE)
-    set(THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS ${THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS} "-DBoost_NAMESPACE=${Boost_NAMESPACE}")
-  endif()
-
-  set(THRIFT_STATIC_LIB_NAME "${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}thrift")
-  if (MSVC)
-    if (ARROW_USE_STATIC_CRT)
-      set(THRIFT_STATIC_LIB_NAME "${THRIFT_STATIC_LIB_NAME}mt")
-      set(THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS ${THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS} "-DWITH_MT=ON")
-    else()
-      set(THRIFT_STATIC_LIB_NAME "${THRIFT_STATIC_LIB_NAME}md")
-      set(THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS ${THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS} "-DWITH_MT=OFF")
-    endif()
-  endif()
-  if (${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "DEBUG")
-    set(THRIFT_STATIC_LIB_NAME "${THRIFT_STATIC_LIB_NAME}d")
-  endif()
-  set(THRIFT_STATIC_LIB "${THRIFT_PREFIX}/lib/${THRIFT_STATIC_LIB_NAME}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-
-  if (ZLIB_SHARED_LIB)
-    set(THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS "-DZLIB_LIBRARY=${ZLIB_SHARED_LIB}"
-                          ${THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS})
-  else()
-    set(THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS "-DZLIB_LIBRARY=${ZLIB_STATIC_LIB}"
-                          ${THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS})
-  endif()
-  set(THRIFT_DEPENDENCIES ${THRIFT_DEPENDENCIES} zlib)
-
-  if (MSVC)
-    set(WINFLEXBISON_VERSION 2.4.9)
-    set(WINFLEXBISON_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/winflexbison_ep/src/winflexbison_ep-install")
-    ExternalProject_Add(winflexbison_ep
-      URL https://github.com/lexxmark/winflexbison/releases/download/v.${WINFLEXBISON_VERSION}/win_flex_bison-${WINFLEXBISON_VERSION}.zip
-      URL_HASH MD5=a2e979ea9928fbf8567e995e9c0df765
-      SOURCE_DIR ${WINFLEXBISON_PREFIX}
-      CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-      BUILD_COMMAND ""
-      INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS})
-    set(THRIFT_DEPENDENCIES ${THRIFT_DEPENDENCIES} winflexbison_ep)
-
-    set(THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS "-DFLEX_EXECUTABLE=${WINFLEXBISON_PREFIX}/win_flex.exe"
-                          "-DBISON_EXECUTABLE=${WINFLEXBISON_PREFIX}/win_bison.exe"
-                          "-DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR=${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-                          "-DWITH_SHARED_LIB=OFF"
-                          "-DWITH_PLUGIN=OFF"
-                          ${THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS})
-  elseif (APPLE)
-    if (DEFINED BISON_EXECUTABLE)
-      set(THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS "-DBISON_EXECUTABLE=${BISON_EXECUTABLE}"
-                            ${THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS})
-    endif()
-  endif()
-
-  ExternalProject_Add(thrift_ep
-    URL ${THRIFT_SOURCE_URL}
-    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${THRIFT_STATIC_LIB}" "${THRIFT_COMPILER}"
-    CMAKE_ARGS ${THRIFT_CMAKE_ARGS}
-    DEPENDS ${THRIFT_DEPENDENCIES}
-    ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS})
-
-  set(THRIFT_VENDORED 1)
-else()
+if (THRIFT_FOUND)
   set(THRIFT_VENDORED 0)
 endif()
 
@@ -1347,45 +771,8 @@ endif()  # ARROW_HIVESERVER2
 # GLOG
 
 if (ARROW_USE_GLOG)
-  if("${GLOG_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(GLOG_BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/glog_ep-prefix/src/glog_ep")
-    set(GLOG_INCLUDE_DIR "${GLOG_BUILD_DIR}/include")
-    set(GLOG_STATIC_LIB "${GLOG_BUILD_DIR}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}glog${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-    set(GLOG_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC")
-    set(GLOG_CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${EP_C_FLAGS} -fPIC")
-    if (PTHREAD_LIBRARY)
-      set(GLOG_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC -pthread")
-      set(GLOG_CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${EP_C_FLAGS} -fPIC -pthread")
-    endif()
-    message(STATUS "GLOG_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS: ${GLOG_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
-    message(STATUS "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS in glog: ${GLOG_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
-
-    if(APPLE)
-      # If we don't set this flag, the binary built with 10.13 cannot be used in 10.12.
-      set(GLOG_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${GLOG_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mmacosx-version-min=10.9")
-    endif()
-
-    set(GLOG_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-                        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${GLOG_BUILD_DIR}
-                        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-                        -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
-                        -DWITH_GFLAGS=OFF
-                        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${GLOG_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
-                        -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_${UPPERCASE_BUILD_TYPE}=${GLOG_CMAKE_C_FLAGS}
-                        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${GLOG_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})
-    message(STATUS "Glog version: ${GLOG_VERSION}")
-    ExternalProject_Add(glog_ep
-      URL ${GLOG_SOURCE_URL}
-      BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${GLOG_STATIC_LIB}"
-      CMAKE_ARGS ${GLOG_CMAKE_ARGS}
-      ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS})
-
-    set(GLOG_VENDORED 1)
-  else()
-    find_package(GLOG REQUIRED)
-    set(GLOG_VENDORED 0)
-  endif()
+  find_package(GLOG REQUIRED)
+  set(GLOG_VENDORED 0)
 
   message(STATUS "Glog include dir: ${GLOG_INCLUDE_DIR}")
   message(STATUS "Glog static library: ${GLOG_STATIC_LIB}")