Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 05000038 Added to NRHP 15 February 2005 | Built 1950 (1950) Opened 1950 Nearest city Greenbrier | |
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Architectural style Modern Movement, Minimal Traditional MPS Mixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS | ||
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.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
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