John W. Shaver House

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John W. Shaver House
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LocationMain St., Evening Shade, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°4′19″N91°37′10″W / 36.07194°N 91.61944°W / 36.07194; -91.61944 Coordinates: 36°4′19″N91°37′10″W / 36.07194°N 91.61944°W / 36.07194; -91.61944
Arealess than one acre
Built1854 (1854)
MPS Evening Shade MRA
NRHP reference No. 82002140 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1982

The John W. Shaver House is a historic house at the northwest corner of Main and Cammack Streets in Evening Shade, Arkansas. Built in 1854, it is the oldest house in Evening Shade, and it was built by its first permanent settler and businessman, John W. Shaver. It is a 1 12-story brick structure, with a side gable roof that has a series of tall cross-gable dormers (a late 19th-century addition) on the front facade. Shaver arrived in the area in 1844 as a fur trader. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for John W. Shaver House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-07.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)