Arkadelphia in Clark County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Flanagin Law Office
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023
1. Flanagin Law Office Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 34° 7.135′ N, 93° 3.06′ W. Marker is in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in Clark County. Marker is at the intersection of Clay Street and South 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Clay Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 Clay St, Arkadelphia AR 71923, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Clark County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Degray Dam Boulder (within shouting distance of this marker); Clark County (within shouting distance of this marker); Clark County First Manufactory in Arkansas (within shouting distance of this marker); Salt Kettle (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedmen's Bureau (within shouting distance of this marker); The Blakely Graveyard (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arkadelphia Courthouses (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arkadelphia.
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Regarding Flanagin Law Office. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The office was built before the Civil War by Major J.L. Witherspoon, an attorney. … The two front rooms or brick portion of the office is thought to have been built between 1855 and 1860, likely in 1858.…
Governor [Harris] Flanagin … moved to Greenville, Arkansas, in 1839 to practice law. He moved to Arkadelphia when the town became the county seat of Clark County in 1842. Clark County elected Flanagin a representative to the state legislature in 1842, and a state senator in 1848. In 1851, he married Martha Nash of Washington, Arkansas. A few years later he became Major Witherspoon's law partner. …
Harris Flanagin was in camp at Knoxville, Tennessee when he was informed of his nomination and election as Confederate governor of Arkansas. He was inaugurated on November 15, 1862. When the Union forces threatened Little Rock, he moved the state government (and his family) to Hempstead in Washington County.…
After the Civil War, both men [Witherspoon and Flanagin] practiced law and used the small building as their office. … Governor Flanagin bought the small office from Major Witherspoon. When the former governor died in 1874, his son, Duncan Flanagin, inherited the office.
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023
2. Secondary plaque
The inscription reads:
Dedicated to the memory
of
Harris Flanagin
Governor of Arkansas
1862-1865
by
Arkadelphia Camp 233, Woodmen of the World
of
Harris Flanagin
Governor of Arkansas
1862-1865
by
Arkadelphia Camp 233, Woodmen of the World
1. Flanagin Law Office (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 1977. (Prepared by Amy Jean Greene, Clark County Historical Association; via National Archives) (Submitted on October 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Harris Flanagin. Wikipedia entry on the politician and lawyer who served as the 7th governor of Arkansas. (Submitted on October 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023
3. Flanagin Law Office Marker
Featured marker is to the right of the entrance.
Via Arkansas Secretary of State's Office and the Old State House Museum (Public Domain), circa 1862/65
4. Harris Flanagin (1817-1874)
He was Arkansas' only Confederate governor and the state's seventh overall, serving from 1862 to 1865 – the last two years in exile after the Union capture of Little Rock.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
