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

Leiper-Scott House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022

1. Leiper-Scott House Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 34° 44.862′ N, 92° 17.113′ W. Marker is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is in Downtown. It is on South Pulaski Street south of West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 312 S Pulaski St, 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: Isaac Homard House (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Ward-Hays House (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Testament" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dedicated to You, A Free Citizen in a Free Land (approx. 0.2 miles away); To The Confederate Women of Arkansas (approx. ¼ mile away); Zeb Ward Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Arkansas Medal of Honor Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Arkansas Vietnam Veterans' Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Rock.

Regarding Leiper-Scott House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

… The Leiper-Scott House is an architecturally significant brick cottage built for a turn-of-the-century Little Rock businessman, George A. Leiper. From 1884-1893, Leiper served as manager of the Arkansas State Penitentiary, which was privately-controlled under the state's “prison lease” system. As manager, Leiper presided over a giant brick-making operation which employed hundreds of convicts. In 1893, Leiper left the prison to establish his own brick factory. As was common with the entrepreneurs associated with the state prison (which occupied the site of the present State Capitol), Leiper invested
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022

2. Leiper-Scott House Marker
in lands in west Little Rock, near the prison. In 1902, he constructed the Leiper-Scott House, apparently as a rental property. Five different families had occupied the house by 1933 when Richard Scott, an airbrake mechanic for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, purchased it. Scott and his wife raised a family in the house and lived in it until 1978 when they both died.

Also see . . . Leiper-Scott House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 1980. (National Archives) (Submitted on November 26, 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 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.