S.D. Merritt House | |
Nearest City: | Greenbrier, Arkansas |
Coordinates: | 35.2733°N -92.3831°W |
Architect: | Silas Owens Sr. |
Builder: | Silas Owens Sr., Silas Owens Jr. |
Architecture: | Modern Movement, Minimal Traditional |
Added: | February 15, 2005 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Mpsub: | Mixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS |
Refnum: | 05000038 |
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.[1]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.