| McCollum-Chidester House | |
| Location: | 926 Washington St., NW, Camden, Arkansas |
| Coordinates: | 33.5847°N -92.8422°W |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival |
| Added: | June 24, 1971 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 71000127 |
| Nrhp Type2: | cp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Designated Nrhp Type2: | January 22, 2010 |
| Partof: | Washington Street Historic District |
| Partof Refnum: | 09001256 |
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. The -story wood-frame house was built in 1847 by Peter McCollum and sold ten years later to Colonel John T. Chidester. It is one of the finest pre-Civil War Greek Revival mansions in the state. Chidester was a prominent businessman who controversially sought to do business with Union interests during the Civil War. After the war he established a mail company that operated so-called "Star routes" as far west as the Arizona Territory. He was not implicated in bribery scandals that attended this operation.[1]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.