Frese Cottage

1614 Louisiana Street

Pulaski County, Arkansas

c. 1882

This house was built by Caldwell Bradshaw and sold to Mary Frese and her son, John Henry Frese. According to the Quapaw brochure Mrs. Frese was a partner in Sparks and Frese, a "cigar manufactory" and her son was a telegraph operator for Western Union.

The name marker in front of the house is engraved "Schaer", of which the history is not known.