Richard and Mettie Ealy House

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Location280 Solomon Grove Rd., Twin Groves, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°18′45″N92°26′51″W / 35.31250°N 92.44750°W / 35.31250; -92.44750
Arealess than one acre
Built1942 (1942)
Built by Silas Owens Sr.
Architectural style Bungalow/American craftsman
MPS Mixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS
NRHP reference No. 05001069 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 2005

The Richard and Mattie Ealy House is a historic house at 280 Solomon Grove Road in Twin Groves, Arkansas. It is a single story masonry structure, built out of sandstone with cream-colored brick trim. It has a cross-gable roof configuration, and a recessed porch with an arcade of rounded arches. It was built in 1942, replacing a wood-frame home destroyed by fire. It was built by Silas Owens, Sr., a local master mason, for his first cousin and wife. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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 Richard and Mettie Ealy House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-10.