Benjamin T. Powell House, Camden

Name: Benjamin T. Powell House
Address: Camden, United States

#13 among attractions in Camden

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The Benjamin T. Powell House is a historic house at 305 California Avenue in Camden, Arkansas. The two story wood-frame house was built in 1859, and is one a few pre-Civil War cotton-magnate houses to survive in the city. The house has a cypress frame, and features a Classical Revival facade with a front gable supported by four round columns sheltering porches with ornamental iron railings. The house was used as a military headquarters by Union Army forces during the Civil War. ()

Built: 1859 (165 years ago)Coordinates: 33°34'52"N, 92°49'59"W

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Camden United States

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Benjamin T. Powell House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Camden Confederate Monument, McCollum-Chidester House, Oakland Cemetery, St. John's Episcopal Church.

~1470 ftNE
Memorial
Camden Confederate Monument, Camden
8 min walk • The Camden Confederate Monument, also known as the Confederate Women's Memorial, is located on the grounds of the Ouachita County Courthouse in Camden, Arkansas.
0.7 miW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
McCollum-Chidester House, Camden
17 min walk • The McCollum-Chidester House is a historic house at 926 Washington Street NW in Camden, Arkansas. It is now a museum operated by the Ouachita County Historical Society, along with the Leake-Ingham Building at the rear of the property.
0.8 miN
Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery, Camden
22 min walk • Oakland Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Camden, Arkansas, located on Maul Road between Pearl Street and Madison Avenue. Established in 1830, it is the city's oldest cemetery. It consists of just over 7 acres of land donated in that year by William L. Bradley, one of Camden's founders.
~1940 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. John's Episcopal Church, Camden
10 min walk • The St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 117 Harrison Street in Camden, Arkansas. It is a large cruciform structure, built out of brick with trim of concrete cast to resemble stone.
1.3 miNE
Bridge
Ben Laney Bridge, Camden
35 min walk • The Ben Laney Bridge is a historic bridge carrying U.S. Route 79 Business over the Ouachita River in Camden, Arkansas. The steel Pratt truss bridge was built in 1945–47, and dedicated to Acting Governor Benjamin Travis Laney.
~1790 ftNE
Romanesque architecture
Old Camden Post Office, Camden
9 min walk • The Old Camden Post Office is a former post office building at 133 Washington Street SW in Camden, Arkansas. The two story Romanesque Revival structure was built in 1895, and is one of the city's finest brick buildings.
0.5 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Elliott-Meek House, Camden
14 min walk • The Elliott-Meek House is a historic house at 761 Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1857 by James Thomas Elliott, a local judge and later state senator.
0.7 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Leake-Ingham Building, Camden
18 min walk • The Leake–Ingham Building is a historic commercial building in Camden, Arkansas. It is located behind the McCollum-Chidester House at 926 Washington Street NW, and is part of the Ouachita County Historical Society Museum. It is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Camden...

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Nearby attractions include Camden Confederate Monument, Camden (8 min walk), Old Camden Post Office, Camden (9 min walk), St. John's Episcopal Church, Camden (10 min walk), Elliott-Meek House, Camden (14 min walk).