DICKINSON HOUSE
ROSEMONT HISTORIC INN

ca. 1880

515 W. Fifteenth Street

This charming example of a surviving 1880s farmhouse still has the original stamped tin roof, fireplace mantles, staircase and floor plan of the house as it was built for George Dickinson and his family.
 

Converted to an Inn and private residence in 1999, Rosemont's owner hosts countless guests to Little Rock annually and graciously opens her doors to our Tour. Guests will wander freely through the extensive house and grounds, and then pause in the garden for homemade cookies and lemonade while waiting for the bus that takes you on the Historic Homes & Garden tour.

The end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries brought a transformation to Little Rock. With dizzying speed, the city began to enjoy a full array of improvements: Street railways, water and sewer systems, electricity, telephones, and paved streets. Prosperity had also come to Little Rock by way of the enhanced steamboat service and railroads, bringing an abundance of commerce and affordable goods of every description. This prosperity and availability of building materials marked a construction trend that still flourishes today as a testament to Little Rock's historic past and remarkable present.

Included is one of the neighborhood's oldest homes, the Dickinson House built in 1880, as well as one of its newest additions, the Governor’s Mansion, which was started in 1947 on the site of Rosewood, an 1840s country estate.

Homes designed by some of the most outstanding architects of the period, Charles Thompson and John Parks Almand, will be featured. Spectacular gardens and lawns, including the solemn beauty of Mount Holly Cemetery, will be an important feature of the tour.