Charles W. Shaver House (Evening Shade, Arkansas)

 house, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Greek Revival (architecture)

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Historic house listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1874
Architectural style: Greek Revival
Areas of significance: Architecture
Notable past owners: Charles W. Shaver - son of the first permanent settler of Evening Shade. Despite being confined to a wheelchair, Charles made trips back and forth between Evening Shade and Missouri during the Civil War, smuggling back supplies for the residents of the town. After the war, Shaver continued a successful working life as a prominent merchant. Shaver's financial success allowed him to build this house, and the design was popular enough that it was imitated in many other late 19th century homes in the area.
Area: less than 1 acre
Date added to NRHP: 9/30/1982
Other designations: part of the Evening Shade Multiple Resource Area
Notes: Charles Shaver's father, John, who was the first permanent settler of Evening Shade, also built a home in town. That earlier structure still stands, and is also listed on the NRHP.