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FIRST BRICK BUILDING IN PIGGOTT

Posted Friday, June 6, 2008, at 5:12 PM
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The Clay County Bank was chartered in 1897 by J.P.Potter and Judge E. N. Royall. Mr. Potter was elected President and Lon Royall was Cashier. The first brick building in Piggott, according to old settlers,was built to house the bank and Potter's drug store.

This building still stands at the corner of 2nd and Main st.

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Would it be possible to get this building on the State of Arkansas & National Register of Historic Places even with the alterations that have occurred over the years? If it is already on these registers, would it be possible to obtain a bronze plaque with a brief history of the building & a picture of the original building to be placed on the building for public viewing?

Thank you

-- Posted by mycownpig on Sat, Jun 7, 2008, at 10:50 PM

I think it would be great to preserve this historical building and to even plant the tree in front of it.

(Please notice the hound dog underneath the first window on the left of the picture.

-- Posted by Jim Poole on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, at 2:00 PM

I wonder who designed the bank building. It looks like the Farmers Store in Greenway, and also Cluck's Store. I think I remember old pictures of a bank at Pollard that had the same look. I'll bet they were all built about the same time and maybe by the same people.

-- Posted by Catherina on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, at 2:32 PM

I would like to see the building on the Historic Registry. A starting place would be the Chamber and the DDA (if in place)then to the current owner.

I am sure that Jim remembers my dad, Dossie, who was a barber in this building until his death in 1977. My grandfather was Boyd Potter. In an old journal from the Potter General Store in Erin, Tennessee, a family history shows a James Perry Potter b. Jan25, 1857, d. Apr. 23, 1932 - could this be J. P. Potter mentioned in the article?

-- Posted by rmetheny on Mon, Jun 23, 2008, at 8:39 PM

Yes, that is the same J.P. (James Perry) Potter - and I can provide additional family history. My grandfather was Sidney Lake Potter - Boyd's brother. I'm interesting in learning more about the journal from the Potter General Store in Erin! While I was at the Piggott Times today I saw the obituary for your Mother(rmetheny) - my Mother and I were very sorry to hear that she's gone. I'll ask Jim how we can correspond directly. Jim - your Blog is great! Thank you for doing this.

-- Posted by lzchambers on Tue, Jul 15, 2008, at 4:58 PM

I enjoyed reading this article and seeing the picture of this bank. I remember it as a child. I believe my uncle had a photographic studio upstairs in the late 1940's. I believe it was called Buttrey Studios. He is deceased.

-- Posted by linleestan on Thu, Aug 14, 2008, at 3:34 PM

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