Frank Carmean was an architect in Arkansas. Not formally trained as an architect, but rather experienced in building construction, he became a designer. He joined a firm in 1927 that was developing the Edgemont residential area of Little Rock, and is believed to have designed all but one of the 16 homes in the development. The firm billed him as their "architect", and he toured to collect new designs. He introduced or expanded the use of Spanish Colonial architecture in Little Rock.
He often worked with builder Justin Matthews.
More than a dozen of his works survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Some of his work is Bungalow/Craftsman architecture and was covered in a study of Pre-Depression buildings in Edgemont, in Park Hill, in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Works (and credits) include: Cherry House, 217 Dooley Rd., North Little Rock, Arkansas, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Edgemere Street Bridge, Edgemere St., at Lake No. 3, North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Joseph E. England Jr. House, 313 Skyline Dr., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Jeffries House (North Little Rock, Arkansas), 415 Skyline Dr., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Kleiber House, 637 Skyline Dr., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Lake No. 1 Bridge, Avondale Rd., over Lake No. 1, North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Lakeshore Drive Bridge, Lakeshore Dr. at Lake No. 3, North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Matthews House (North Little Rock, Arkansas), 406 Goshen, North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Matthews-Bradshaw House, 524 Skyline Dr., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Matthews-Bryan House, 320 Dooley Rd., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Matthews-Dillon House, 701 Skyline Dr., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Matthews-Godt House, 248 Skyline Dr., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Matthews-MacFadyen House, 206 Dooley Rd., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Owings House, 563 Skyline Dr., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Roundtop Filling Station, Intersection of Roundtop and Trammel Roads, Sherwood, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed Waterside Street Bridge, Waterside St. near jct. with Jacksonville Blvd., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) Young House (North Little Rock, Arkansas), 436 Skyline Dr., North Little Rock, AR, (Carmean, Frank) One or more works in Park Hill Historic District, roughly bounded by Plainview Circle, Crestview Blvd., Ridge St. and H Ave., Pulaski, AR, (Carmean, Frank) NRHP-listed
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