M.E. Davis House

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M.E. Davis House
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Location200 N. Knox St., Dermott, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°31′47″N91°26′27″W / 33.52972°N 91.44083°W / 33.52972; -91.44083 Coordinates: 33°31′47″N91°26′27″W / 33.52972°N 91.44083°W / 33.52972; -91.44083
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS
NRHP reference No. 04001034 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 2004

The M. E. Davis House is a historic house at 200 North Knox Street in Dermott, Arkansas. The two story wood frame house was built in 1925, and is one of the largest houses in Dermott; it is still one of only a few two story houses there. The Craftsman style house was built for Matthew E. Davis, an African-American businessman. Davis was notable in the town for opening his home to impoverished African-Americans leaving the sugar cane plantations by train, and helping them find work in the local mills and acquire their own homes. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

As a youth growing up in Dermott also living on Knox Street I use to mow this yard on the weekend for $5.00. A good friend would let me borrow their lawnmower and it took me all morning, but I got the job done. Five ($5), that was a lot of money for an eight or nine year old child in the mid 60's.

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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 M.E. Davis House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-03-24.