Hillcrest in Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
“Stifft's Station”
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022
1. “Stifft's Station” Marker
Street Car & Trolley Stop
C.S. Stifft's Addition
to the City of Little Rock
November 18, 1897
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is November 18, 1897.
Location. 34° 45.061′ N, 92° 18.408′ W. Marker is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is in Hillcrest. It is at the intersection of Kavanaugh Boulevard and West Markham Street, on the right when traveling south on Kavanaugh Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1001 Kavanaugh Blvd, Little Rock AR 72205, 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 2 miles of this
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Regarding “Stifft's Station”. The station was on the Pulaski Heights Line, which connected that neighborhood and downtown between 1904 and 1947. The name of the streetcar station, and the neighborhood around it, stemmed from the development of the area by prominent local businessman and civic booster Charles Solomon Stifft (1855-1926).
Also see . . .
1. Ask the Times: Is it Stifft or Stifft’s Station?. The spelling of the streetcar station, and the neighborhood that developed around it, has been a source of confusion through the years. (Internet Archive capture of May 3, 2019 Arkansas Times article
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022
2. “Stifft's Station” Marker
2. Stifft Station Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes the site of the former streetcar station. (Arkansas Heritage) (Submitted on November 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
