The Melvin Chrisco House is a historic house at 237 Alvin Brown Road in Damascus, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and an exterior of stone veneer with cream-colored brick trim. A multi-arched gabled-roofed porch shelters the front entrance. The house was built in 1947, its exterior finished by the regionally prominent African-American mason Silas Owens, Sr. It exhibits hallmarks of Owens's work, including herringbone patterning in the stone work, arched porch openings, and the use of cream brick in quoined patterns on corners and openings.[2]

Melvin Chrisco House
Melvin Chrisco House is located in Arkansas
Melvin Chrisco House
Location in Arkansas
Melvin Chrisco House is located in the United States
Melvin Chrisco House
Location in United States
Location237 Alvin Brown Rd., Damascus, Arkansas
Coordinates35°22′13″N 92°25′22″W / 35.37028°N 92.42278°W / 35.37028; -92.42278
Arealess than one acre
Built1947 (1947)
Built bySilas Owens, Sr. (mason)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Minimal Traditional
MPSMixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS
NRHP reference No.05001082[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2005

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Melvin Chrisco House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-29.