I found this interesting little tidbit recently on the web. Brownlee House -- c. 1848. Robert Brownlee built this Federal style brick house in the late 1840s for his brother and sister-in-law. A Scottish stonemason, Brownlee came to Little Rock in 1837 to help build the Old State House. He pursued a number of careers before leaving for California in the 1849 gold rush. From the late 1840s through 1852, the home's residents were James and Isabelle Brownlee and Tabby, a slave. Brownlee had the wooden mantels in the parlor and bedroom marblized, a popular decorative art of the time. The home's furnishings reflect the mid-19th century. Some belonged to lawyer and writer C.F.M. Noland, who may have lived in the house in the 1850s.