Star City in Lincoln County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Peacock Inn
Fred E. & Minnie L. Grumbles
— Circa 1928 —
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2023
1. Peacock Inn Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Owner
Elizabeth Pickens
Erected by Department of Arkansas Heritage.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 33° 56.5′ N, 91° 50.739′ W. Marker is in Star City, Arkansas, in Lincoln County. Marker is on West Bradley Street just east of South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is mounted at eye-level on the west [right] edge of the front facade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 208 West Bradley Street, Star City AR 71667, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Smith's Mercantile (a few steps from this marker); Drug Store (a few steps from this marker); Lincoln County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln County (within shouting distance of this
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Regarding Peacock Inn. Contributing Property, Star City Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #99000152.
From the National Register Nomination:
The building at 208 Bradley is the Peacock Inn. The 1928 inn, now a flower shop, is a two - story brick structure with recessed entry door and display windows. The transoms have been covered with plywood but the upper story is lit by two one-over-one double-hung windows within an original parapet with a simple soldier course.The building at 210 Bradley has recently been renovated for use as a law office but it was built in 1928 for the Crow Drug Store. The ribbon of fixed windows above the entry are intact but the display windows and doors on this building have been replaced with modern metal and glass. The parapet above is plain with a row of soldier bricks above the entry.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Star City Commercial Historic District
Also see . . .
1. Star City Commercial Historic District (Encyclopedia of Arkansas).
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2023
2. Peacock Inn Marker
The marker is mounted on the west [right] edge of the front facade.
The Star City Commercial Historic District is a representation of mid-century commercial growth in a small agricultural Arkansas Delta town. The simple Twentieth-Century Commercial structures found in the boundaries reveal the character and evolution of commercial architecture in Star City.(Submitted on December 23, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Star City Commercial Historic District (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
The buildings in the district were built between 1916 and 1928, and have for the most part escaped major alterations since their construction. Minor changes generally involve changes to store fronts, such as the boarding over of transom windows, the replacement of recessed entries with flush ones, and changes to the fenestration.(Submitted on December 23, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2023
3. Peacock Inn & Crow Drug Store
The Peacock Inn (208 West Bradley Street) is on the left. The Crow Drug Store building (210 West Bradley Street) is on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 23, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
