S.D. Merritt House | |
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Nearest city | Greenbrier, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°16′24″N 92°22′59″W / 35.27333°N 92.38306°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1950 |
Built by | Silas Owens Sr., Silas Owens Jr. |
Architect | Silas Owens Sr. |
Architectural style | Modern Movement, Minimal Traditional |
MPS | Mixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 05000038 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 15, 2005 |
The S.D. Merritt House is a historic house at 45 Arkansas Highway 25 North in Greenbrier, Arkansas. It is a single story masonry structure, its exterior clad in a distinctive combination of fieldstone laid in herringbone patterns, and cream-colored brick trim. It was designed by Silas Owens, Sr., a prominent regional African-American mason, and built c. 1950 by Owens and his son, Silas Jr. It is a basically L-shaped structure, with a covered carport at the left end, and a forward-projecting section on the right. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]