Melvin Chrisco House

Melvin Chrisco House
Location 237 Alvin Brown Rd., Damascus, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°22′13″N 92°25′22″W / 35.37028°N 92.42278°W / 35.37028; -92.42278Coordinates: 35°22′13″N 92°25′22″W / 35.37028°N 92.42278°W / 35.37028; -92.42278
Area less than one acre
Built 1947 (1947)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Minimal Traditional
MPS Mixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS
NRHP Reference # 05001082[1]
Added to NRHP September 28, 2005

The Melvin Chrisco House is a historic house at 237 Alvin Brown Road in Damascus, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof and an exterior of stone veneer with cream-colored brick trim. A multi-arched gabled-roofed porch shelters the front entrance. The house was built in 1947, its exterior finished by the regionally prominent African-American mason Silas Owens, Sr. It exhibits hallmarks of Owens's work, including herringbone patterning in the stone work, arched porch openings, and the use of cream brick in quoined patterns on corners and openings.[2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Melvin Chrisco House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-29.


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