charles thompson design: Belmont Hotel Camp Pike Little Rock AR. Is it still there?
- 12/22/15 03:25 AM
This is a wonderful old photograph and on the back it says, "Belmont Hotel Camp Pike." A little research shows that this was near a military base called Camp Pike. In one news item on line I found this picture which is obviously the front of this building. Here is the article that comes with the picture. http://www.arkansas-catholic.org/news/article/1121. The article was written in 2008, however, so I now wonder whether the building is still there. Can we do a little sleuthing and find out. It was built in 1910, so says the article, and needs extensive repairs. I do wonder how … (3 comments)
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charles thompson design: Historic house in Searcy as it was then and as it is now.
- 04/07/08 05:49 AM
This great old house in Searcy has been here for a long time. It is located near downtown Searcy and was built before the street was paved, as you can see in the original picture. I once had it listed and the inside was so interesting with lovely wood trim and wood floors and butler's pantry and a sleeping porch upstairs. I have not been inside in several years but I hope it hasn't changed too much.
I personally think it is interesting to compare the house when it was new with no trees or shrubs and how it is now with a … (8 comments)
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