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Ernest Green Home

In the early 1900s, Sears and Roebuck’s catalog sold house plans to the public, including the Craftsman Bungalow style of Green home. There are at least two (2) other houses in this general neighborhood where the catalog plans were purchased by US Postal Letter Carriers for their own house. The Green Home, located at 1224 W. 21st Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, is a modest yet significant example of early 20th-century American residential architecture—particularly within the Craftsman tradition, popular from the early 1900s through the 1930s was built in 1916, and later purchased in 1935 by letter carrier Eugene Scott., grandfather of Ernest Green. Eguene's great-grandson Scott is the current owner.

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Architectural Description of the Home:

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Exterior:

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  • Style: Craftsman Bungalow

  • Construction Date: Circa 1916

  • Stories: 1 story

  • Roof: Low-pitched, gabled roof with wide, unenclosed eave overhangs and exposed rafter tails—a hallmark of the Craftsman style.

  • Porch: Full-width front porch with square or tapered wooden columns resting on brick piers. The porch roof is likely integrated under the main roofline, emphasizing the horizontal character.

  • Siding: Wood clapboard siding, common in early Craftsman homes, or possibly a combination of clapboard and shingle textures.

  • Windows: Double-hung sash windows

  • Chimney: Prominent brick chimney.

  • Foundation: Raised brick foundation.

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Interior:

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  • Layout: Open-plan living and dining room with built-in cabinetry, such as bookcases, sideboards, or window seats.

  • Materials: Rich woodwork throughout—especially oak or pine trim, wainscoting, and original hardwood flooring.

  • Ceilings: Coffered ceilings in main living areas.

  • Fireplace: Central fireplace with a brick surround and built-in mantel shelving.

  • Lighting: Period-style bronze pendant lights.

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Historical Significance:

 

This home is especially important as the childhood residence of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine, who helped integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, and the location where the students departed for school each day escorted by the 101st AirBorn Division, marking this home as a place of both personal and national historical importance in the civil rights movement. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP #04001418) for its association with this landmark chapter in American history.

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