The Anthony House was a famous 22 room hotel on the southwest corner of Markham and Scott streets in Little Rock, Arkansas. Construction on the hotel began in 1839.[1] It served as the headquarters for Governor Elisha Baxter during the 1874 Brooks–Baxter War.[2] The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1875.[3]
| Anthony House | |
|---|---|
 Corner of Markham and Main Streets, c. 1855 | |
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| Former names | American Hotel |
| General information | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34°44′52.1″N 92°16′10.0″W / 34.747806°N 92.269444°W |
| Named for | James C. Anthony |
| Completed | 1839 |
| Destroyed | September 19, 1875 |
| Dimensions | |
| Other dimensions | 64 feet (20 m) across x 58 feet (18 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Brick |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 22 |
References
edit- ^ Pope, William F. (1895). Pope, Dunbar H. (ed.). Early Days in Arkansas; Being for the Most Part the Personal Recollections of an Old Settler. Introduction by Sam W. Williams. Little Rock, Ark.: Frederick W. Allsopp. p. 255. LCCN rc01001258. OCLC 1042982348. OL 23296431M.
- ^ Graves, John (1990). Town and Country: Race Relations in an Urban-Rural Context, Arkansas, 1865–1905. University of Arkansas Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-68226-138-5. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Fletcher, John Gould; Carpenter, Lucas (1989). Arkansas. University of Arkansas Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-55728-040-4. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
Further reading
edit- Hampton, Roy F., and Witsell, Charles. (1984). How We Lived: Little Rock as an American City. Little Rock, AR: August House.
- Kent, Carolyn. (2012). The Anthony House, a Memorable Little Rock Hotel of the 19th Century. Pulaski County Historical Review 60 (Summer 2012): pp. 42–50.
- Kent, Carolyn. (2016). Anthony House. Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
External links
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