Downtown in Texarkana in Miller County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Booth-Rowe Building
200 E. Broad Street
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2025
1. Booth-Rowe Building Marker
This building was constructed in 1887-1888 to house the Booth Furniture Company owned by William H. Booth. It is one of the buildings built after the Great Fire of 1885 that destroyed much of East Texarkana's downtown area.
Building occupants through the structure's 122 year history have included:
Booth Furniture Company 1888-1910
Easy Payment House Furniture Store 1910-1920
O'Dwyer's Fashion Shop 1920-1923
Beasley's Music Store 1923-1945
Momon Furniture Store 1945-1968
Home Appliance Company 1968-2005
In the late 1940s a Streamline Moderne facade was added to the existing brick building. This style was an extension of Art Deco architectural design.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
Location. 33° 25.312′ N, 94° 2.497′ W. Marker is in Texarkana, Arkansas, in Miller County. It is in Downtown. It is on East Broad Street. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, on the east [left] side of the north facade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 East Broad Street, Texarkana AR 71854, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, 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: Sandberger-Rowe Building (here, next to this marker); East Broad Street Historic District
this page online
Also see . . . Texarkana Historical Items (rootsweb.com).
Excerpt: Texarkana Daily Independent, Sat 21 Feb 1885:(Submitted on October 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
About half past one o'clock this morning the fire alarm called our citizens from their warm beds to discover that the Marx Block the most elegant structure in our city was on fire, the fire having as it is supposed originated in the store room of the Texarkana Grocery and Provision Co. in the center of said block. Some however are of opinion that it originated in the store of J. H. Draughn. But however that might be,the fire fiend has come and today our city is in gloom over losses, estimated at $210,000.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 20252. Booth-Rowe Building (north elevation)The marker is mounted at eye-level on the left side of the north storefront windows.
The Marx Block was occupied by the Citizens Bank on the North side, then J. H. Draughn, then two storerooms by the Texarkana Grocery and Provision Co., then L.C. DeMorse, and then M. V. Flippin with offices and families on the second and third floors.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2025
3. Texarkana Century Building Medallion
It is mounted directly above the historical marker.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2025
4. Booth-Rowe Building (northwest elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 44 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
