McCollum-Chidester House

McCollum-Chidester House
Location 926 Washington St., NW, Camden, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°35′5″N 92°50′32″W / 33.58472°N 92.84222°W / 33.58472; -92.84222Coordinates: 33°35′5″N 92°50′32″W / 33.58472°N 92.84222°W / 33.58472; -92.84222
Area less than one acre
Built 1847 (1847)
Architectural style Greek Revival
Part of Washington Street Historic District (#09001256)
NRHP Reference # 71000127[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 24, 1971
Designated CP January 22, 2010

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]

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for McCollum-Chidester House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-06-08.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.