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

Bechle Apartment Building

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022

1. Bechle Apartment Building 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 1909.

Location. 34° 44.372′ N, 92° 15.601′ W. Marker is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is in Hanger Hill. It is at the intersection of East 9th Street and Byrd Street, on the right when traveling west on East 9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1002 E 9th St, Little Rock AR 72202, 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: The First Human Dissection in Arkansas

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Edwards Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Little Rock Arsenal (approx. 0.3 miles away); U.S. Colored Troops in Arkansas in the Civil War / 1st and 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry Regiments (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Arsenal Crisis (approx. 0.3 miles away); United Spanish War Veterans Tribute (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Camden Expedition (approx. 0.3 miles away); Roosevelt Visits Little Rock / Roosevelt Visits City Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Rock.

Other markers no longer nearby. In Memory of David O. Dodd (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); The Story of David O. Dodd (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Bechle Apartment Building. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

The brick building was designed by Charles Thompson, the most prominent architect in Arkansas at the time. The brick apartment house is historically significant in its association with Thompson.

On September 12, 1896, Mr. G. Bechle and his wife, Elizabeth, bought the property. Mr. Johann Christian Bechle
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 5, 2022

2. Bechle Apartment Building Marker
was born in 1852 in Stuttgart, Germany. In 1882, he came to Little Rock with Mr. and Mrs. Stegmar. He stayed with the Stegmar's sister Elizabeth in 1883. Hr. G. Bechle started to work in 1882 for the C. J . Penzel Company, wholesale grocers at Seventh and Sherman Streets. By the time he retired, he had become president of the company. His wife, Lizzie, worked as a homemaker.

Also see . . . Bechle Apartment Building (PDF). National Register nomination for the apartment building, which was listed in 1978. (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 280 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.