Washburn House (Guy, Arkansas)

The Washburn House is a historic house at 40 Battles Loop in Guy, Arkansas. It is a single story Ranch style house with a gabled roof. It has wood-frame construction, but is finished in sandstone veneer with cream-colored brick trim, hallmarks of the construction style of a noted regional African-American mason, Silas Owens Sr., who built this house in 1953. It features quoined brick surrounds for the doors and windows and a front porch whose roof is an extension of the main roof, with wrought iron posts.[2]

Washburn House
Washburn House (Guy, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Washburn House (Guy, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Washburn House (Guy, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Washburn House (Guy, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location40 Battles Loop, Guy, Arkansas
Coordinates35°19′3″N 92°21′31″W / 35.31750°N 92.35861°W / 35.31750; -92.35861
Arealess than one acre
Built1953 (1953)
ArchitectSilas Owens, Sr.
Architectural styleMixed Masonry
MPSMixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS
NRHP reference No.06001279[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 23, 2007

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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 Washburn House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-27.