The Huddleston Store and McKinzie Store, also known as the Lum 'n' Abner Jot 'Em Down Store and Museum, are a historic museum property on
Arkansas Highway 88
Highway 88 (AR 88, Ark. 88, and Hwy. 88) is a designation for five state highways in Arkansas. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT).
Oklahoma to Washita
Highway 88 (AR 88, Ark. 88, and Hwy. 88) is a st ...
in
Pine Ridge, Arkansas
Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community in Oden Township, Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at .
The original name was Waters, but the name was changed in 1936 to Pine Ridge through a vote of the city's town council. W ...
. These two wood-frame retail buildings are all that remain of the pre-1920 buildings of the town; they were constructed by Dick Huddleston in 1912 and A.A. McKinzie in 1904, respectively. They now house a museum devoted to the radio show ''
Lum and Abner
''Lum and Abner'' was an American network radio comedy program created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff that was aired from 1931 to 1954. Modeled on life in the small town of Waters, Arkansas, near where Lauck and Goff grew up, the show proved i ...
'', a comedy program featuring a
fictional Pine Ridge based on this town, which was originally called Waters. It was renamed to Pine Ridge to honor the radio show's setting.
The property was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1984.
References
External links
Lum 'n' Abner Jot 'Em Down Store and Museum web site
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Commercial buildings completed in 1904
Museums in Montgomery County, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Arkansas
Mass media museums in the United States
Commercial buildings completed in 1912
1904 establishments in Arkansas
1912 establishments in Arkansas
Lum and Abner
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