National Register Record for SILAS L. BROWN HOME

Historic Name: SILAS L. BROWN HOME
Current Name: SAME
Address: 107 SOUTH SEMINOLE
City: WEWOKA            County: SEMINOLE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE SILAS L. BROWN HOME IS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE 1) ITS HISTORIC ASSOCIATION WITH SILAS L. BROWN, THE FIRST BLACK DENTIST TO SERVE IN WEWOKA AND 2) IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEST PRESERVED DWELLINGS LOCATED WITHIN THE BLACK RESIDENTIAL COMMUN

Type: B BUILDING
Historic Function: 01A SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function: 01A SINGLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: 280 SOCIAL HISTORY
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: 99 UNCOLLECTED
Architect: SILAS BROWN
Year Built: 1910            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: PERSONAL INTERVIEW, SAMMY AND MINNIE MYERS, JULY, 1984