River Market in Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Geyer & Adams Building

(1914)

Photographed by Steve Masler, March 19, 2017

1. Geyer & Adams Building Marker

Inscription. In 1904, John E. Geyer and his business partner John D. Adams moved their wholesale grocery business into a building located on this site. The partners replaced that building with this structure, designed by Charles Thompson, in 1914. The Geyer and Adams Company operated here until 1954. The building was used as a warehouse until 1979 when Dwight "Buddy" Schaer acquired it. Farrel & Schaer Blueprint Company operated here until 2004.

Capital improvement bonds approved by Little Rock voters in 2004 and 2007 made possible the adaptive reuse of the building by the Central Arkansas Library System. Construction was completed in February 2009.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 34° 44.854′ N, 92° 15.988′ W. Marker is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is in River Market. It is on President Clinton Avenue just west of S. Rock Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock AR 72201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Quapaw Homeland.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Concordia Hall and Jewish Life in Little Rock (a few steps from this marker); Porbeck & Bowman Building (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Augustus Hill Garland (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); One Old Rock (about 500 feet away); A Piece of the Rock, a Piece of History (about 500 feet away); Smaller Rock, Big Bridge (about 500 feet away); The Big Rock and the Little Rock (about 500 feet away); The "Little Rock" (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Rock.

Geyer & Adams Building Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler, March 19, 2017

2. Geyer & Adams Building Location

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 856 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.