Morrison and Eppinette, Historical Ouachita County, p. 23
Residences
Several Camden homes are visible in this scene photographed from the top of the Ouachita County Courthouse about 1900. The Jasper Moore home is in the left background, and the George Ritchie home is the two-story with porches on the right. The garden spot at the corner of Jefferson and Harrison streets is now the site of the Ouachita Library.
Photograph from the private collection of Larry Morrison
The Nunn House was the first dwelling built at Ecore Fabre, the trading post which became the city of Camden, Arkansas. The clapboard-sided log structure was built on Washington Street in 1825 by John Nunn. The residence served as a church, courthouse, and post office in the early days. The building was torn down near the turn of the century for the location of the Cotton Belt Depot on the site.
Photograph from the private collection of Larry Morrison
John Nunn Parker, a Civil War veteran, had extensive business activies and land holdings west of Camden. He operated a combination steam-driven sawmill and cotton gin at the turn of the century. This six bedroom home was locasted one-fourth mile south of the Chidester Highway about three miles west of Camden. The people on the proch are (from left to right) H.A. Dean, John Nunn Parker, Della Parker Means, Ann Hawkins Parker, and Frank Parker. The building left of the home is the smokehouse. The home burned in 1928.
Photograph Courtesy of Joe R.Parker
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