Lonoke in Lonoke County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Joe P. Eagle/D.R. Boone Building
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 22, 2025
1. Joe P. Eagle/D.R. Boone Building Marker
Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
Department of Arkansas Heritage
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 34° 47.03′ N, 91° 54.032′ W. Marker is in Lonoke, Arkansas, in Lonoke County. It is on Front Street Southwest (U.S. 70) west of South Center Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Front St SW, Lonoke AR 72086, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area. 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 Lonoke Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); A Gun for All Reasons (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Senator Joe T. Robinson (about 600 feet away); Lonoke Landmarks (about 600 feet away); Eberts Air Field (about 700 feet away); Lonoke County Confederate Monument (about 700 feet away); Thomas Sloan Boyd House (about 700 feet away); Lonoke County Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lonoke.
Regarding Joe P. Eagle/D.R. Boone Building.
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The Joe P. Eagle/D.R. Boone Building was designed by Charles L. Thompson in 1905 and constructed for two separate businesses. D.R. Boone had a drug store on the first floor and rented the second-story office space to doctors, dentists, and other professionals. The Joe P. Eagle building was used as a general mercantile or dry goods business, but it is not known if the building was ever occupied by Joe P. Eagle himself. An early 1900's post card depicts a painted sign on the eastern wall of the building (the adjacent building at that time was a single story) stating, "Alph Hamberg, Dry Goods," and also reveals a building to the west of the nominated property with "Joe P. Eagle" above the second-story windows. Neither adjacent building is extant, although Charles Thompson did design another building for Eagle in 1929 that survives today.
Also see . . . Joe P. Eagle/D.R. Boone Building (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1994. (Prepared by Patrick Zollner, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program; via Arkansas Heritage) (Submitted on August 29, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 22, 2025
2. Joe P. Eagle/D.R. Boone Building Marker
Marker is beneath the flagpole on the right corner.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
