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Arkansas Gazette Building
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
ca. 1875
This building stood on the southeast corner of
Scott and Markham streets and was destroyed by fire in the
latter part of December 1875. The Gazette business office and
editorial rooms were on the ground floor, east side, while the
composing room occupied the entire third floor. The corner room
on the ground floor occupied by Triplett & Haas as a saloon. The
corner room on the second floor was occupied by Trezevant &
Boyle, insurance agents, the firm being owned by J.T. Trezevant,
a prominent citizen of Dallas, Texas., and the late John F.
Boyle. Among other occupants of this floor was the late Maj.
John D. Adams, whose private offices were over the Gazette
editorial rooms. The Western Union Telegraph Company's quarters
were next door, in the old Ashley mansion two-story building,
erected in the place of the one that was burned, was occupied by
the Gazette for a number of years, until it removed to 113 - 115
East Main street.
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