Merritt House (Greenbrier, Arkansas)

The Merritt House is a historic house at 139 North Broadview in Greenbrier, Arkansas. It is a single story wood-frame structure, finished with a masonry veneer, with an irregular plan featuring a variety of roof gables. The exterior is finished in sandstone with cream-colored brick trim. The main entrance is set under a deep front porch, whose front has a broad flat-topped arch, with a gable above that has a louver framed in brick. The house was built by Silas Owen, Sr., a local master mason, in 1948 for Billy Merritt. It was built using in part stone from a house built by Owen for Merritt's father, which had recently been torn down.[2]

Merritt House
Merritt House (Greenbrier, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Merritt House (Greenbrier, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Merritt House (Greenbrier, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Merritt House (Greenbrier, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location139 N. Broadview, Greenbrier, Arkansas
Coordinates35°15′15″N 92°23′16″W / 35.25417°N 92.38778°W / 35.25417; -92.38778
Built1948
ArchitectSilas Owens, Sr.
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPSMixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS
NRHP reference No.05001071[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2005

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Merritt House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-10.