TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
REVIVING THE PAST BY TIFFANY HORTON, HORTON DESIGN STUDIOS PHOTOS BY MATT CORNELIUS
The newly renovated Potter & Marks Law Firm building has been a part of Texarkana’s history since the early 1900s.
F rom the research Josh Potter has done, he learned that his family’s ties to the building date back to the 1940s or 1950s when his grandmother worked for a business located in the building. In 1997, his father, Charles Potter, bought the building along with his law partners at the time and set up an office for the Arnold and Arnold law firm. This later became the Potter Law Firm, and today, his sons, Josh and Jake Potter, have taken on partner Eric Marks to create the Potter & Marks Law Firm. For these three local attorneys, the opportunity to renew their existing building and assist with revitalizing downtown was the obvious answer to addressing a need for more space. “We all love the downtown buildings. Plus, the Bi-State is right there
and the courthouse. The federal courthouse is right out our back door. Miller County courthouse is down the street, and even the Juvenile courthouse is nearby.” Josh continued, “We’ve got everything we need almost within walking distance. And we knew the potential of this building, that half of it was unused, and we already had an elevator, which a lot of the buildings downtown don’t, and even though it wasn’t working, it had until a couple of years ago.” Discussion of the remodel started about three years ago. The original floor plan design was conceived while Josh and Eric were hanging out one evening after work and, like many great ideas, sketched on a napkin. They began their renovation with the help of local draftsman Stephanie
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