Here is a view from the front, the "Old Gin" is a cotton gin from the early 1900's.
A view of the main hall.
The fireplace in the main hall.
The cocktail room off the main hall.
We really appreciated the historical significance of the Old Gin, here is the summary of the history from the Old Gin website.....
The Old Gin History
In 1907, two brothers, Joe and Amos Enderlin, started in the cotton gin business in Conway on the corner of Prairie and Chestunt Streets. This partnership continued until 1929 when Joe Enderlin and son-n-law Charlie Seiter bought the Otis Moore gin on Markham. In 1949, the Purina Company replaced the Otis Moore gin with the structure that stands today. Henry and Paul Enderlin purchased Mr. Seiter's interest in 1953 and renamed it Enderlin Brother's Gin.
Many of the cotton gins in Faulkner County closed in the 1940's as a result of the growing profitability of soybean and cattle, but the Enderlin Brother's Gin continued to remain operational. After the 1972 cotton crop was ginned, the plant closed and the machinery was sold. It was at this location on Markham Street that the last bale of cotton in Faulkner County was ginned closing an important era in this area's agricultural history.
The Old Gin still stands today, a reminder of yesterday and the time cotton was king. The memories of those days remain alive in the hearts and minds of many of the citizens of Faulkner County.
