McCollum-Chidester House
McCollum-Chidester House | |
![]() McCollum-Chidester House, 2014 | |
![]() ![]() Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 926 Washington St., NW, Camden, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°35′5″N 92°50′32″W / 33.58472°N 92.84222°WCoordinates: 33°35′5″N 92°50′32″W / 33.58472°N 92.84222°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1847 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Part of | Washington Street Historic District (ID09001256) |
NRHP reference No. | 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[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for McCollum-Chidester House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
External links[]
- 1847 establishments in Arkansas
- Arkansas Heritage Trails System
- Buildings and structures in Camden, Arkansas
- Greek Revival houses in Arkansas
- Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas
- Historic house museums in Arkansas
- Houses completed in 1847
- Houses in Ouachita County, Arkansas
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Museums in Ouachita County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Ouachita County, Arkansas
- Southwest Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs