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Survey Number ES-8 Owner Mrs. Caruth S. Moore

Property Name Charles W. Shaver Mouse Address Court Street

Location Court Street, Evening Shade Eveninq Shade , AR 72352

Significant Bate/s 1874

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRI PT I ON

The Charles W. Shaver House Ss located on a large corner l o t f a c i ng south on Court Street. The house, constructed i n 1874, i s a one-story central ha1 1 structure wi. t h an original el l on the west side of the rear (no r th ) elevation. I t s 1 oad-beari ng brick wal Is are of cormnon bond. The house i s covered w i t h two gable roofs, one running east-west over the main s tructvre and one r u n n i n g north-south over the rear el 1 . A p l a i n entab7 ature and box cornice w i t h returns i n t h e gable ends cap the structure.

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On the f ron t (south) facade two windorrs f lank a central rectangular porch on a natural sandstone foundation. The f l a t - r o o f e d porch i s supported by f p u r box columns and t w o p i lasters. C u t panels farm the balustrade. This parch rtiarks the main entry which contains a s i n g l e door (originally a double-door) flanked by side1 i g h t s o f t w o panes over wood panels and a two-light transom.

The east and west g a b l e ends contain exterior br ick chimneys. Each chimney i s f lanked by two windows.

Typical of the central h a l l house, the Charles A, Shaver House contains a h a l l runn ing narth-south f l a n k e d by two larger rooms. The ha17 contains hor izonta l boards above a chai r-rai l and square wood panels. The flanking rooms are distinguished by plastered wal l s , c h a i r railings, and o r i g i n a l mantels. The e7 1 contains a room r i m i l a r i n design t o the f r o n t rooms and a modern k i tchen. An enclosed porch i s 1 ocated behind the central h a l l .

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Charles W. Shaver House i s significant t o the architectural hi.story qnd character of Evening Shade. The house was bui 1 t by Charles W. Shaver, son o f the f i r s t permanent settler, John W . Shaver. Although confined t o a wheelchai r a t age fourteen, Charles W , Shaver became a local hero during the Civi 1 War by making da r ing trj ps through Federal 1 i nes i n t o M i ssouri . These t r ips were made i n order t o acqui re contraband i terns ( sa l t , medicine, and gunpowder) t o supply Evening Shade residents. H i s success as a merchant carried through the C i v i 1 War i n t o the Reconstruction era, a1 lowing h i m t o construct h i s b r i c k home i n 1874. The construction o f substant ia l {brick) houses, such as t h e Charles W . Shaver House, dur ing Reconstruction was rare i n Arkansas and unique i n Evening Shade.

Char1 es 1. Shaver b u i l t his house following the design and technology o f h i s father's 1854 house. This created a dwell i ng whi ch i s an outstanding example o f post-Ci v i 7 War architecture using the Greek Revival esthet ic . The use o f Greek Revival design and particularly load-bearing brick construction i n domestic s t ruc tures in Arkansas was rare by 1874. A1 though unusual t h r o u g h o u t the s t a t e af te r the C i v i 1 War, Greek Rev iva l i s a dominate character i n Evening Shade's arch i tec ture. The Charles W, Shaver House se t the tone fo r the m a j o r i t y o f the post-bell wn structures. Using the house as an example, the

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HISTORIC RESOURCES OF EVEN1kti SHADE SHAPR COUNTY, ARKANSAS

Survey Number ES-8 Property flame Charles W . Shaver House

architecture of EvenSng Shade through the turn of the 20th century contains Greek Revival elements . The Charles W. Shaver House is the second oldest and one o f two h i s t o r i c brick structures in Evening Shade. Outstanding in i t s retention o f o r i g i n a l fabr ic , the house survives today as a rare rural example of Reconstruction architecture i n Evening Shade and i n Arkansas.

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