| Anthony House | |
|---|---|
 Corner of Markham and Main Streets, c. 1855 | |
| 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 / 34.747806; -92.269444 |
| Named for | James C. Anthony |
| Completed | 1839 (1839) |
| Destroyed | September 19, 1875 (1875-09-19) |
| 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 |
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. It served as the headquarters for Governor Elisha Baxter during the 1874 Brooks–Baxter War. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1875.
References
- 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
- 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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