McCollum-Chidester House

The McCollum-Chidester House is a historic house at 926 Washington Street NW in Camden, Arkansas. It is now a museum operated by the Ouachita County Historical Society, along with the Leake-Ingham Building at the rear of the property. The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1847 by Peter McCollum and sold ten years later to Colonel John T. Chidester. It is one of the finest pre-Civil War Greek Revival mansions in the state. Chidester was a prominent businessman who controversially sought to do business with Union interests during the Civil War. After the war he established a mail company that operated so-called "Star routes" as far west as the Arizona Territory. He was not implicated in bribery scandals that attended this operation.[2]

McCollum-Chidester House
McCollum-Chidester House, 2014
McCollum-Chidester House is located in Arkansas
McCollum-Chidester House
Location in Arkansas
McCollum-Chidester House is located in the United States
McCollum-Chidester House
Location in United States
Location926 Washington St., NW, Camden, Arkansas
Coordinates33°35′5″N 92°50′32″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1847 (1847)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part ofWashington Street Historic District (ID09001256)
NRHP reference No.71000127[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1971
Designated CPJanuary 22, 2010

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for McCollum-Chidester House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-06-08.


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