To spot the Matthews-MacFadyen House, look for a charming two-story brick home with a unique, steeply angled roof, a quirky projecting window on the front, and a tall, vine-clad chimney off to the right-nestled under sprawling oak branches.
Alright, you’re standing right in front of what could easily be mistaken for a cottage straight out of an English fairy tale. Let your mind wander back to 1930… Imagine the clink of bricklayers at work as ambitious developer Justin Matthews dreams up this whole neighborhood called Edgemont, wanting to give North Little Rock a stylish upgrade. With his architect Frank Carmean, he designs this masterpiece-a two-story brick house with surprising little details: check out the corbelled chimneys like castle turrets and the oriel window that looks perfect for watching mysterious visitors arrive. If these walls could talk, I bet they’d whisper about neighborhood picnics and secret plans for parties during the roaring ‘30s, all under that sturdy gable-on-hip roof. And when the wind rustles the ivy growing up the side, you could almost hear it trading gossip from one brick to the next. Touch of Hogwarts, pinch of Southern charm… and officially recognized when it made the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, just to seal its legendary status!
