Leake-Ingham Building (Camden, Arkansas)

 museum, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Greek Revival (architecture), 1850s construction, commercial building

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Historic former law office listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: c. 1850
Alterations: moved from its original location downtown to this site in 1954, to avoid demolition.
Architectural style: Greek Revival
Areas of significance: Architecture; Social History
Area: less than 1 acre
Also known as: Ingham Library
Date added to NRHP: 5/2/1975
Other designations: contributing property to the Washington Street Historic District
Notes: This small building originally served as a law office in downtown Camden. After the Civil War, the building was occupied by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands (commonly referred to simply as the Freedmen's Bureau), an organization founded to lend assistance to former slaves in the immediate wake of the War. The building is now located on the property of the McCollum-Chidester House, which is also listed on the NRHP. Both buildings are open to the public as museums.