The Mills-Davis House

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The Mills-Davis House This page celebrates the historic Mills-Davis House, an Italianate home located at 523 E. 6th St. in By 1945, the property was acquired by Dr. Emmett N.

Abraham Anderson Mills (1843-1927) and his wife Eliza Missouri "Eudie" LeFevre Mills (1848-1931) occupied the home from 1878 until the early 1940s. Anderson Mills was a Civil War veteran, sheriff, and the county judge famous for opening the first "free bridge" over the Arkansas River. He also oversaw the cultivation of over 2,200 acres of plantation land around the Arkansas River, including one owned by his wife's family (The LeFevre Plantation) along with his own farm (The Faulkner Plantation). His wife was descended from some of Arkansas's early settlers, Canadian natives who arrived at Arkansas Post in 1770. Davis and was then passed to his son, the famed Arkansas photographer William ("Bill") E. Davis (1918-2016). Although Bill spent 40 years as a commercial photographer, he also spent more than 25 years focusing on fine art photography, eventually operating a gallery space from the residence. In 2016 the home was purchased by Jennifer Carman, a historic preservationist who rehabilitated the property and now operates her art advisory and appraisal business in the space.

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523 E. 6th Street
Little Rock, AR

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(501) 744-8049

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