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Anthony House (Little Rock, Arkansas)

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Anthony House
Corner of Markham and Main Streets, c. 1855
Map
Former namesAmerican Hotel
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeHotel
LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′52.1″N 92°16′10.0″W / 34.747806°N 92.269444°W / 34.747806; -92.269444
Named forJames C. Anthony
Completed1839 (1839)
DestroyedSeptember 19, 1875 (1875-09-19)
Dimensions
Other dimensions64 feet (20 m) across x 58 feet (18 m)
Technical details
MaterialBrick
Floor count3
Other information
Number of rooms22

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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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

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  • 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.
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