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Phil: New page: '''Silas Owens''' (1907-1960) was an African American stone mason from Solomon Grove in Faulkner County who built native sandstone and limestone buildings across central Arkansas. ...

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New page: '''Silas Owens''' (1907-1960) was an African American stone mason from Solomon Grove in Faulkner County who built native sandstone and limestone buildings across central Arkansas. ...

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'''Silas Owens''' (1907-1960) was an African American stone mason from [[Solomon Grove]] in [[Faulkner County]] who built native sandstone and limestone buildings across central Arkansas. He used native stone from a quarry on [[Batesville Mountain]] or rock gathered from the immediate vicinity of the buildings he assembled. Owens was known for arranging the rocks in his buildings in geometric or herringbone patterns. He completed several rural homes, as well as homes in Camden, [[Conway]], Hot Springs, [[Twin Groves]], and [[North Little Rock]]. Owens was also a local farmer in Faulkner County.

In 1936 Owens accepted a contract from the Works Progress Agency to build the [[Reptile House]] and the [[Elephant House]] at the [[Little Rock Zoo]]. Two years later he built the Charlie Hall House in Twin Groves. He used a herringbone pattern in constructing Solomon Grove's Smith-Hughes Building, used for the education of African-American schoolchildren. In 1942 he built the Quattlebaum-Pelletier House in Twin Groves. In 1943 he completed the Earl and Oza Crownover Brown House in [[Damascus]]. In 1949 he built the Earl and Mildred Ward House in Conway.

Owens' son [[Silas Owens Jr.]] also became a notable local mason.

==References==

Holly Hope, "Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places," ''Arkansas Historical Quarterly'' 67.1 (Spring 2008): 75-81.

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−	'''Silas Owens''' (1907-1960) was an African American stone mason from [[Solomon Grove]] in [[Faulkner County]] who built native sandstone and limestone buildings across central Arkansas. He used native stone from a quarry on [[Batesville Mountain]] or rock gathered from the immediate vicinity of the buildings he assembled. Owens was known for arranging the rocks in his buildings in geometric or herringbone patterns. He completed several rural homes, as well as homes in Camden, [[Conway]], Hot Springs, [[Twin Groves]], and [[North Little Rock]]. Owens was also a local farmer in Faulkner County.	+	'''Silas Owens Sr.''' (1907-1960) was an African American stone mason from [[Solomon Grove]] in [[Faulkner County]] who built native sandstone and limestone buildings across central Arkansas. He used native stone from a quarry on [[Batesville Mountain]] or rock gathered from the immediate vicinity of the buildings he assembled. Owens was known for arranging the rocks in his buildings in geometric or herringbone patterns. He completed several rural homes, as well as homes in Camden, [[Conway]], Hot Springs, [[Twin Groves]], and [[North Little Rock]]. Owens was also a local farmer in Faulkner County.

	In 1936 Owens accepted a contract from the Works Progress Agency to build the [[Reptile House]] and the [[Elephant House]] at the [[Little Rock Zoo]]. Two years later he built the Charlie Hall House in Twin Groves. He used a herringbone pattern in constructing Solomon Grove's Smith-Hughes Building, used for the education of African-American schoolchildren. In 1942 he built the Quattlebaum-Pelletier House in Twin Groves. In 1943 he completed the Earl and Oza Crownover Brown House in [[Damascus]]. In 1949 he built the [[Earl and Mildred Ward House]] in Conway.		In 1936 Owens accepted a contract from the Works Progress Agency to build the [[Reptile House]] and the [[Elephant House]] at the [[Little Rock Zoo]]. Two years later he built the Charlie Hall House in Twin Groves. He used a herringbone pattern in constructing Solomon Grove's Smith-Hughes Building, used for the education of African-American schoolchildren. In 1942 he built the Quattlebaum-Pelletier House in Twin Groves. In 1943 he completed the Earl and Oza Crownover Brown House in [[Damascus]]. In 1949 he built the [[Earl and Mildred Ward House]] in Conway.

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	Holly Hope, "Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places," ''Arkansas Historical Quarterly'' 67.1 (Spring 2008): 75-81.		Holly Hope, "Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places," ''Arkansas Historical Quarterly'' 67.1 (Spring 2008): 75-81.
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 '''Silas Owens''' (1907-1960) was an African American stone mason from [[Solomon Grove]] in [[Faulkner County]] who built native sandstone and limestone buildings across central Arkansas. He used native stone from a quarry on [[Batesville Mountain]] or rock gathered from the immediate vicinity of the buildings he assembled. Owens was known for arranging the rocks in his buildings in geometric or herringbone patterns. He completed several rural homes, as well as homes in Camden, [[Conway]], Hot Springs, [[Twin Groves]], and [[North Little Rock]]. Owens was also a local farmer in Faulkner County.
-In 1936 Owens accepted a contract from the Works Progress Agency to build the [[Reptile House]] and the [[Elephant House]] at the [[Little Rock Zoo]]. Two years later he built the Charlie Hall House in Twin Groves. He used a herringbone pattern in constructing Solomon Grove's Smith-Hughes Building, used for the education of African-American schoolchildren. In 1942 he built the Quattlebaum-Pelletier House in Twin Groves. In 1943 he completed the Earl and Oza Crownover Brown House in [[Damascus]]. In 1949 he built the Earl and Mildred Ward House in Conway.
+In 1936 Owens accepted a contract from the Works Progress Agency to build the [[Reptile House]] and the [[Elephant House]] at the [[Little Rock Zoo]]. Two years later he built the Charlie Hall House in Twin Groves. He used a herringbone pattern in constructing Solomon Grove's Smith-Hughes Building, used for the education of African-American schoolchildren. In 1942 he built the Quattlebaum-Pelletier House in Twin Groves. In 1943 he completed the Earl and Oza Crownover Brown House in [[Damascus]]. In 1949 he built the [[Earl and Mildred Ward House]] in Conway.
 Owens' son [[Silas Owens Jr.]] also became a notable local mason.