Anthony House (Little Rock, Arkansas)

The Anthony House was a famous 22 room hotel on the southwest corner of Markham and Scott streets in Little Rock. Construction on the hotel began in 1838. It served as the headquarters for Arkansas governor Elisha Baxter during the Brooks-Baxter War.[1] The hotel was destroyed by fire on September 19, 1875.[2]

Anthony House
Scene of the conflict between the Brooks and Baxter adherents in front of the Anthony House
Former namesAmerican Hotel
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeHotel
LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′52.1″N 92°16′10.0″W
Named forJames C. Anthony
Completed1838 (1838)
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

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • 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.
  • Pope, William F., and Dunbar H. Pope. (1895). Early Days in Arkansas: Being for the Most Part the Personal Recollections of an Old Settler. Little Rock, AR: Fredrick W. Allsopp.
  • Hampton, Roy F., and Witsell, Charles. (1984). How We Lived: Little Rock as an American City. Little Rock, AR: August House.


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