Charles W. Shaver House

The Charles W. Shaver House is a historic house at the northeast corner of Court and Spring Streets in Evening Shade, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick structure, with an L-shaped configuration that has gable roofs. Built in 1874, it is distinctive as a rare brick postbellum 19th century house in the community, and as the home of Charles W. Shaver, a son of the one of the city's founders, John W. Shaver. Shaver, despite being a wheelchair user, was a successful local merchant who thrived during the American Civil War, in part by crossing military lines to acquire needed supplies for the community. The use of Greek Revival elements (an entablature and gable end returns, for example) in the house was a trend-setter in later home construction in the community.[2]

Charles W. Shaver House
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
LocationCourt St., Evening Shade, Arkansas
Coordinates36°4′22″N 91°37′15″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1874 (1874)
MPSEvening Shade MRA
NRHP reference No.82002139[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1982

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

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Charles W. Shaver House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-07.


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