M.E. Davis House
M.E. Davis House | |
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Location | 200 N. Knox St., Dermott, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°31′47″N 91°26′27″W / 33.52972°N 91.44083°WCoordinates: 33°31′47″N 91°26′27″W / 33.52972°N 91.44083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1925 |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
MPS | Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 04001034[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 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]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for M.E. Davis House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
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