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Arkansas State Capitol Reviews

5th and Woodlane Sts
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 682-5080

From its beginning more than 100 years ago, the State Capitol has served as the heart of state government and lawmaking. Its doors are open to visitors who come to see the legislature at work, participate in a public rally or just take in the building's majestic architecture. As you venture through its marble halls, you'll discover gems such as the Tiffany bronze doors atop the front steps, Mitchell-Vance chandelier in the grand rotunda, as well as the gilded columns of the House of Representatives and stately elegance of the Old Supreme Court Chamber. Our fan page offers just a taste of what the Arkansas State Capitol has in store for you. Click "Like" to follow the latest news on events, exhibits and more. Ready to plan your visit? Check out the info here or visit the Secretary of State's website. Then share your best Capitol photos with us! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please be aware that this fan site is not a forum for commercial products or endorsements. Posts promoting the sale of products or services will be removed immediately, and the user will be blocked from the page.

Historical Place Near Arkansas State Capitol

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Distance: 0.8 mi Competitive Analysis
2120 W Daisy L Gatson Bates Dr
Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 374-1957

An architectural wonder of Art Deco and Collegiate Gothic styles when it opened in 1927, “America's Most Beautiful High School” stood larger and more expensive than any high school ever constructed. Opened in the era of Jim Crow laws and at a time when Supreme Court-mandated policy allowed educational facilities to be separate but equal, Little Rock Central High School admitted only white students during its first three decades. These students received greater educational opportunity than did their African-American counterparts throughout the city. The landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 held separate educational facilities to be inherently unequal. Three years after Brown, Little Rock Central High School became the epicenter of a direct challenge to federal authority and enforcement not seen since post-Civil War Reconstruction. In September 1957, angry mobs, the governor of Arkansas and the Arkansas National Guard blocked two attempts by African-American students to enter and integrate the school. Later dubbed by the media as the Little Rock Nine, this group of students succeeded on their third attempt. They entered classes on September 25, 1957, escorted by the 101st Airborne, which had been ordered by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to enforce the ruling and prevent interference with court orders of integration. Despite the presence of troops, the Little Rock Nine faced harassment—verbal and violent, private and public, latent and life-altering—throughout the school year. The following year, voters chose in a special election to reject immediate racial integration of all schools within the Little Rock School District, allowing four local high schools to be shuttered for an entire school year. Today, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site interprets the heroic story of the Little Rock Nine, the struggle to maintain segregation, and the surging tide of the civil rights movement. The visitor center features a detailed exhibit with interviews, news footage, and audio/video recordings of those directly involved. The adjacent commemorative garden documents a photographic history, inlaid on brick and concrete arches standing as a reminder of the bravery of these students and a legacy of this school. Programs throughout the year allow visitors to connect with agents of change in civil and human rights issues. Visitors who schedule in advance can tour the still functioning school. Little Rock Central High School, the only operating high school designated as a national historic site, is important beyond its past. Come and learn how the sacrifice and struggle endured by nine African-American teenagers more than a half century ago have provided opportunities and opened doors to those seeking equality—and education—around the world.

Old State House Museum
Distance: 0.9 mi Competitive Analysis
300 W Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 324-9685

Welcome to the Facebook page of the Old State House Museum, where you will find updates on our exhibits and programs, photos and more. If you are looking for the official source of information about the Old State House Museum, please visit our Web site at www.oldstatehouse.com. While we encourage interaction, discussion, commentary and even criticism, we ask that you keep your comments and posts relevant and respectful. This is an open forum, but it's also a family-friendly site. Please follow our posting policies: • We do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comments or submissions, nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone or any organization. • The Old State House Museum resevers the right to remove any post and ban any user that violates any of these guidelines. • We do not allow solicitations, spam or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Similarly, we do not allow attemps to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. • The Old State House Museum will not post your announcement on our wall as we cannot be responsible for endorsing and promoting other organizations. However, you are welcome to post annoucenements on our wall.

The Villa Marre
Distance: 1.3 mi Competitive Analysis
1321 Scott St
Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 804-8864

If you're familiar with the show Designing Women, chances are you've seen one of our favorite wedding and reception venues in the area. The office of Georgia's fictional Sugarbaker Designs is actually in Little Rock! Built as a private residence in 1881 by Angelo and Jennie Marre, The Villa Marre (pronounced like "Marie") is now open to host everything from bridal and engagement photo sessions to receptions and weddings in an environment that's historical, beautiful and romantic. With a classic architectural style including a mansard roof, walnut staircase and beautiful woodwork, the house calls up old Italy right here in central Arkansas.Now available for rentals involving birthday parties, wedding receptions, corporate luncheons, and any other events that your heart may desire. Feel free to contact us anytime with questions regarding your next event.

Albert Pike Scottish Rite Temple
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
712 Scott St
Little Rock, AR 72201

Legacy Hotel & Suites
Distance: 0.6 mi Competitive Analysis
625 W Capitol Ave
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 374-0100

In 1913, Little Rock businessman Fred W. Allsopp set out to construct the finest hotel in Arkansas. He chose the site at the corner of Capitol Avenue and Gaines Street, which was just on the outskirts of the downtown business district at that time. The Hotel Frederica was erected in just 18 working days, which the local paper heralded as "a record-breaker for this section of the country." The five-story building had one bathroom on each floor for the guests to share. Rates at the original Hotel Frederica were $2.00 per night for a corner room, $20.00 per month, and only $0.50 for meals. In 1935, Sam and Henrietta Peck purchased the hotel and began making changes to the physical structure, including indoor bathrooms and a sixth floor of penthouse suites. Under their ownership, the hotel was eventually renamed the Sam Peck, which is how many locals still remember it today. The Pecks lived on the fifth floor in the executive suites now named in their honor. Three years later, Fayetteville native Edward Durrell Stone, one of America's premier architects and a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed an annex adjoining the south end of the hotel. Stone created an art deco, international-style building, generally recognized by architects as one of the classes examples of design in Arkansas from that era. The third and final section of the Sam Peck was built in 1960. This 49-room addition was designed in the fashion of motor inns of that era. This separate building was not connected to the original hotel. In 1984, the original five-story hotel got a modern facelift when the contemporary facade of brick was removed to show the original exterior. That year the property proudly reopened as the Legacy Hotel. During the period from 1987 to 1996, the hotel had a number of different owners, and was eventually closed in 1996. In 2003, the new owners, the Amarshis, did major renovations, adding modern amenities while still preserving the historic part of the hotel. Along with updating the hotel, then enclosed the exterior corridor of the 1949 motor inn portion and connected it to the original hotel. The Legacy Hotel has been a second home to several well-known people, including former Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, whose few-day reservationa turned into a two-year stay in the penthouse suite (Room 601). Other big names that have visited the Legacy Hotel include President and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sam Walton, Richard Dreyfuss, Harry Reasoner, Woody Harrelson, Al Gore, Muhammed Ali, Jim McDougall, and many politicians and news reporters. In 2003, before the hotel reopened, Lieutenant Governor Rockefeller, Winthrop's son, did a reenactment of his father checking into the hotel using the original suitcase his father did 50 years earlier.

Mount Holly Cemetery
Distance: 0.8 mi Competitive Analysis
1200 Broadway St
Little Rock, AR 72202-4831

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Mount Holly Cemetery is the original cemetery in the Quapaw Quarter area of downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, and is the burial place for numerous Arkansans of note. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been nicknamed "The Westminster Abbey of Arkansas".The cemetery is the burial place for 10 former Governors of Arkansas, 6 United States Senators, 14 Arkansas Supreme Court Justices, 21 Little Rock Mayors, numerous Arkansas literary figures, Confederate Generals, and other worthies. Some of the notables buried at Mount Holly are: Dale Alford -- U.S. Representative from 1959-1963 and noted ophthalmologistDr. James A. Dibrell—founder, Dean, and Professor of the University of Arkansas Medical School from 1886 to 1904. President of the Arkansas State Medical Society. Vice President of the American Medical Association in 1902.David Owen Dodd - boy martyr of the ConfederacySanford Faulkner - the original 'Arkansas Traveller'John Gould Fletcher - Pulitzer Prize–winning poetWilliam Savin Fulton - Governor of Arkansas Territory 1835-1836, U.S. senator from Arkansas 1836-1844George Izard - US Army major general, Governor of Arkansas Territory 1825-1828Quatie Ross - the wife of Cherokee Chief John RossFrank D. White - governor of Arkansas from 1981 to 1983William E. Woodruff - founder of the former Arkansas Gazette There are also several slaves who are buried there, marked by extremely modest gravestones.

Lamar Porter Athletic Field
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
3200 W 7th St
Little Rock, AR 72205

Lamar Porter Athletic Field is located at West 7th and Johnson Streets, in the Stifft Station neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a Works Administration built baseball field placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1990. Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson started his career at Porter Field.As described in its National Register nomination form, the construction of the ball field was "one of the bell weather events of the early years of the Little Rock Boys’ Club." When it was built, the 10acre site was in what was then regarded as “west” Little Rock in an area identified as desirable for park and playing field development by John Nolen, a nationally renowned city planner and landscape architect who was dismayed by the lack of recreational facilities in Little Rock.Nolen observed that although school grounds offered the "opportunity for the sand boxes and apparatus used by small children, there remained a demonstrable need for two classes of playgrounds where boys between ten and sixteen and from sixteen upwards can have the opportunity for more seriously organized games.”Construction of just such a field began in the Fall of 1934 and employed workmen with the federal Works Progress Administration. The project took 18 months to complete. Tennis courts, playgrounds, and other recreational spaces complement the ball field.

Arkansas State Capital
Distance: 0.0 mi Competitive Analysis
500 Woodlane St
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 682-5080

Dreamland Ballroom
Distance: 0.6 mi Competitive Analysis
800 W 9th St
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 255-5700

Friends of Dreamland are committed to bringing back the Music, the History, and the Party of the Dreamland Ballroom!

Cathedral of St. Andrew
Distance: 1.0 mi Competitive Analysis
617 Louisiana Street
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 374-2794

The Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, is a historic church and the oldest place of continuing worship in the city. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock. The property is located at the corner of South Louisiana Street and West 7th Street in downtown Little Rock.HistoryThe Rev. Peter Donnelly from the Diocese of St. Louis celebrated the first Mass in Little Rock in a room over Dugan's Store at 2nd and Main Streets in 1830. As the congregation grew they acquired a building for their use on East Markham near Third Street. The Rev. Joseph Richard Bole and Father Paris were sent to Little Rock to build a permanent church building in 1839 on the property where the Arcade Building was located on Louisiana between Sixth and Seventh Streets. Known as the Old French Church, it was dedicated by Bishop Mathias Loras of the Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa in 1841. The Diocese of Little Rock was established by Pope Gregory XVI on November 28, 1843 with the Most Rev. Andrew Byrne as the first bishop.Bishop Byrne established the first St. Andrew's Cathedral at Second and Center Streets in 1845. As the congregation grew a new cathedral was needed. The cornerstone for the present cathedral was laid by Bishop Edward Fitzgerald on July 7, 1878. The church was dedicated on November 27, 1881. It was designed by Little Rock architect Thomas Harding and cost $470,000 to build. The tallest tower on the façade of the building was completed in 1887.

Cathedral of St. Andrew
Distance: 1.0 mi Competitive Analysis
617 Louisiana St
Little Rock, AR 72201

Downtown Little Rock Historic YMCA
Distance: 0.7 mi Competitive Analysis
524 Broadway St
Little Rock, AR 72201

First Presbyterian Church (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
800 Scott Street
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 372-1804

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 123 East Eighth Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was designed by architect John Parks Almand and was built in 1921. It is a high quality local interpretation of the Gothic Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.John Parks Almand had worked in the firm of Charles L. Thompson prior to this design commission. It was done for a congregation established in 1828, the oldest Presbyterian congregation in the state.

Mount Zion Baptist Church (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
906 S Cross St
Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 374-3410

Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic church at 900 Cross Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a buff brick structure with modest Prairie School features on its exterior, with a three-part facade articulated by brick pilasters, and a trio of entrances set in the center section above a raised basement. The interior of the church is extremely elaborate in its decoration, with a pressed-metal ceiling, elaborate central copper light fixture, and banks of stained glass windows. The church was built in 1926 for a predominantly African-American congregation founded in 1877.The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
Distance: 0.9 mi Competitive Analysis
1100 North Street
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 324-9880

Welcome to the Facebook page of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, where you will find updates on our grants and programs, photos and more! If you are looking for the official source of information about the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, please visit our website at www.arkansaspreservation.com. While we encourage interaction, discussion, commentary and even criticism, we ask that you keep your comments and posts relevant and respectful. This is an open forum, but it’s also a family-friendly site. Please follow our posting guidelines: • We do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comments or submissions, nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone or any arts organization. • The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program reserves the right to remove any post and ban any user that violates any of these guidelines. • We do not allow solicitations, spam or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Similarly, we do not allow attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency.

Garland House
Distance: 0.5 mi Competitive Analysis
1404 Scott St
Little Rock, AR 72202

Because of the families who have lived there the Garland House in Little Rock is one of the most significant historic homes in Arkansas. It was built in 1873 by Augustus Garland, who later became governor, senator, and the first Arkansan to serve on a Presidential Cabinet. In the next decade the house was rented to the Fletcher family, during which time it became the birthplace of Arkansas' Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, John Gould Fletcher. A third prominent family to be connected with the Garland House was that of Dr. Charles H. Brough. During World War I Dr. Brough rented the house while he served as the twenty-fifth governor of Arkansas. The house was constructed in 1873 as a residence for the Augustus Garland family. Contractors Ward and Lavender built the two story frame house at a cost of about eight thousand dollars. Sometimes referred to as “Steamboat Gothic” architecture, the Garland House features wide two story verandas on both the east and north elevations. Ornate brackets at the porch posts and cornice add to the stately appearance of the house. Though slightly altered since construction, the Garland House appears much the same today as when Augustus Garland lived there one hundred years ago. Many historians view Augustus Hill Garland as Arkansas' greatest statesman. He was born near Covington, Tennessee, in 1832, the third and youngest child of Rufus King and Barbara Hill Garland. In 1833 the family moved to Hempstead County, Arkansas, where young Garland acquired his early education at home. Receiving his formal education at St. Joseph's College in Kentucky, Garland graduated in 1849 and returned to Arkansas to teach school for a year. The next three years were spent reading law in his stepfather's law office in Washington, Hempstead County. (Garland's father died soon after moving to Arkansas.) After being admitted to the bar in 1853 Garland formed a partnership with his stepfather, Judge Thomas Hubbard. That same year Garland and Sarah Virginia Sanders were married. In 1856 the Garlands moved to Little Rock where Augustus Garland formed a partnership with one of the state’s foremost attorneys, Ebenezer Cummins. Within a short time Cummins died and his large practice fell into the capable hands of the youthful Garland. During the next decade Garland proved his legal talents in a number of important cases. The first elective office held by Augustus Garland was a delegate to the Arkansas Secession Convention held in March, 1861. Though a strong Union supporter at the March meeting, Garland voted with the majority to secede at the Convention's May meeting. For the next four years Garland was elected to serve in the Confederate Congress as Representative, then Senator, from Arkansas. Following the Civil War Garland returned to his family in Little Rock with plans to resume his law practice; however, a law passed by the United States Congress during the war threatened to terminate the legal career of Garland and all other lawyers who had supported the Confederacy. In 1862 Congress passed the “iron-clad oath” law, requiring Federal officials to swear they had never borne arms nor aided those who had borne arms against the United States. Beginning in January, 1865, this oath was also required of all attorneys practicing in federal courts. In an effort to salvage the careers of Southern lawyers, Garland moved to test the validity of the iron-clad oath law. With the help of Reverdy Johnson and Matt Carpenter, two nationally prominent lawyers, Garland filed suit under “Ex Parte Garland.” The Supreme Court decision in Garland's favor was rendered in 1867, establishing his reputation as one of the outstanding lawyers in the country. The ruling not only permitted Southern lawyers to practice, but it set a precedent for undoing the unconstitutional legislation passed during the latter part of the Civil War and immediately thereafter. In 1867 Garland was elected to the United States Senate; however, the Senate refused to seat the Arkansas delegation, along with other delegations from the Southern states. He returned to Arkansas to continue his law practice until 1874, when he was elected as the first Democratic governor after Reconstruction. In his campaign for governor Garland strongly urged the ratification of the proposed constitution. His support helped secure the adoption of the 1874 constitution which is still in effect today. In 1876 Garland was again elected to the United States Senate, and this time was seated. He served as Senator until March, 1885, when he was appointed Attorney General in President Grover Cleveland's first Cabinet. Garland’s seat in Cleveland's Cabinet was threatened in 1886 when he was under Congressional investigation concerning his highly questionable involvement with the Pan-Electric Telephone Company. During the course of the hearings Garland denied seeking dishonest profit in his dealings with Pan-Electric. Making light of the charges he testified; “I had never undertaken to make any money at anything but law and poker; ... I always lost at poker, but sometimes won at law...”[1] Garland withstood the Pan-Electric controversy and continued to serve as Attorney General throughout Cleveland’s first term. Following his tenure in the Cabinet, Garland spent the remainder of his life practicing law in Washington, D. C. He died suddenly on January 26, 1899, just after arguing a case before the Supreme Court. The home which Augustus Garland built housed his family for only a short time. In 1877 Mrs. Garland died, and Mr. Garland's mother moved into the house to help care for his children. In 1883 the Garland family vacated the house. They lived in Washington, D. C. during most of the year and when in Arkansas, stayed at their country retreat just south of Little Rock. For the next fifteen years the Scott Street house was retained by the Garland family but rented to others. During this period the Pulaski County Sheriff, Captain John G. Fletcher, moved his family into the Garland House. On January 3, 1886, John Gould Fletcher, probably Arkansas' greatest literary figure, was born there. Though Captain Fletcher wanted to buy the house, Garland refused to sell. After renting the Garland House for six years, the Fletcher family bought the nearby Albert Pike House in 1889 (The Pike-Fletcher-Terry House was added to the National Register in 1972.) Of the nine children born to Augustus and Sarah Garland, only three were living in 1896 when their father had the Garland House deeded to them. By 1900 each of the three sons had sold his one-third interest in the house to Mrs. Logan H. Roots (see nomination of Ft. Logan H. Roots, added to the National Register in 1974). After renting the house to various occupants, Mrs. Roots gave the house to her daughter as a wedding gift when she married William Starr Mitchell in 1905. In its one hundred year history the house has been owned by only two families, the Garland family and the Roots-Mitchell family. At the time of his marriage to Frances Roots, William S. Mitchell was publisher of the Arkansas Democrat. He was later engaged in the real estate and insurance business, and in 1917, was appointed treasurer of the Federal Bank in St. Louis. The Mitchell family resided in the house at varied intervals and rented it to other families when they were not in residence. In 1917 the Garland House once again became the governor's residence when Governor and Mrs. Charles H. Brough rented the house. Governor Brough, with a Ph.D. from John Hopkins and an LL.B. from the University of Mississippi, was Arkansas' best educated governor. After eleven years of teaching economics and sociology at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Dr. Brough campaigned for governor on the Democratic ticket. His election gave Arkansas an administration which supported women's suffrage legislation and increased state support for highways and schools. The Garland House is now owned by Patrick Cowan and his wife, Ida Mehdizadegan Cowan. The house has been converted back into a single family residence from apartments.

Preserve Arkansas
Distance: 1.3 mi Competitive Analysis
201 W 4th St
North Little Rock, AR 72114

(501) 372-4757

Founded in 1981, the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas is the only statewide nonprofit organization focused on preserving Arkansas’s architectural and cultural resources. Preserve Arkansas’s mission is to build stronger communities by reconnecting Arkansans to our heritage and empowering people to save and rehabilitate historic places. Through educational programs centered on architectural heritage, advocating for preservation legislation in the halls of the State Capitol and at the local level, and assisting owners of historic properties with the means and expertise to preserve and restore historic structures, Preserve Arkansas has been a statewide voice for preservation in Arkansas for three decades.

Turner House
Distance: 1.2 mi Competitive Analysis
1701 Center St
Little Rock, AR 72206

(501) 613-3704

The Turner House, also known as the Turner-Fulk House, is a historic house at 1701 Center Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and brick foundation. Its most prominent feature is a massive two-story temple portico, with a fully pedimented and modillioned gabled pediment supported by fluted Ionic columns. The main entry is framed by sidelight windows and an elliptical fanlight, and there is a shallow but wide balcony above. The house was built in 1904-05 to a design by noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson.The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Capital Hotel
Distance: 1.0 mi Competitive Analysis
111 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72201

1-501-374-7474 1-877-637-0037

Williamson House
Distance: 1.2 mi Competitive Analysis
325 Fairfax Dr
Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 329-9126

The Williamson House is a historic house at 325 Fairfax Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and brick foundation. Its roof has exposed rafter ends in the Craftsman style, and a wraparound porch supported by simple square columns. The projecting entry porch has a gable with decorative false half-timbering, and is supported by grouped columns. The house was designed by Little Rock architect Theodore Sanders and was built about 1911. Photos of the house were used in promotional materials for the subdivision in which it is located.The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Landmark Near Arkansas State Capitol

Arkansas Supreme Court
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
625 Marshall St
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 682-6849

The Arkansas Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Since 1925, it has consisted of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices, and at times Special Justices are called upon in the absence of a regular justice. The Justices are elected in a non-partisan election for eight-year-long terms that are staggered to make it unlikely that the entire court would be replaced in a single election. Any vacancy caused by a Justice not finishing his or her term is filled by an appointment made by the Governor of Arkansas.The current Arkansas Supreme Court includes: Chief Justice Howard Brill Associate Justice Robin F. Wynne (Position 2) Associate Justice Courtney Hudson Goodson (Position 3) Associate Justice Josephine L. Hart (Position 4) Associate Justice Paul Danielson (Position 5) Associate Justice Karen R. Baker (Position 6) Associate Justice Rhonda K. Wood (Position 7) Under the state's first constitution, the Arkansas Supreme Court consisted of three judges including one Chief Justice, and all three of whom were elected by the Arkansas General Assembly. The first judges elected to the court by the Assembly were Daniel Ringo as Chief Justice (who served from 1836 to 1844), Townsend Dickinson (who served until 1842), and Thomas J. Lacy (whose term lasted until 1845).

Garland House
Distance: 0.5 mi Competitive Analysis
1404 Scott St
Little Rock, AR 72202

Because of the families who have lived there the Garland House in Little Rock is one of the most significant historic homes in Arkansas. It was built in 1873 by Augustus Garland, who later became governor, senator, and the first Arkansan to serve on a Presidential Cabinet. In the next decade the house was rented to the Fletcher family, during which time it became the birthplace of Arkansas' Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, John Gould Fletcher. A third prominent family to be connected with the Garland House was that of Dr. Charles H. Brough. During World War I Dr. Brough rented the house while he served as the twenty-fifth governor of Arkansas. The house was constructed in 1873 as a residence for the Augustus Garland family. Contractors Ward and Lavender built the two story frame house at a cost of about eight thousand dollars. Sometimes referred to as “Steamboat Gothic” architecture, the Garland House features wide two story verandas on both the east and north elevations. Ornate brackets at the porch posts and cornice add to the stately appearance of the house. Though slightly altered since construction, the Garland House appears much the same today as when Augustus Garland lived there one hundred years ago. Many historians view Augustus Hill Garland as Arkansas' greatest statesman. He was born near Covington, Tennessee, in 1832, the third and youngest child of Rufus King and Barbara Hill Garland. In 1833 the family moved to Hempstead County, Arkansas, where young Garland acquired his early education at home. Receiving his formal education at St. Joseph's College in Kentucky, Garland graduated in 1849 and returned to Arkansas to teach school for a year. The next three years were spent reading law in his stepfather's law office in Washington, Hempstead County. (Garland's father died soon after moving to Arkansas.) After being admitted to the bar in 1853 Garland formed a partnership with his stepfather, Judge Thomas Hubbard. That same year Garland and Sarah Virginia Sanders were married. In 1856 the Garlands moved to Little Rock where Augustus Garland formed a partnership with one of the state’s foremost attorneys, Ebenezer Cummins. Within a short time Cummins died and his large practice fell into the capable hands of the youthful Garland. During the next decade Garland proved his legal talents in a number of important cases. The first elective office held by Augustus Garland was a delegate to the Arkansas Secession Convention held in March, 1861. Though a strong Union supporter at the March meeting, Garland voted with the majority to secede at the Convention's May meeting. For the next four years Garland was elected to serve in the Confederate Congress as Representative, then Senator, from Arkansas. Following the Civil War Garland returned to his family in Little Rock with plans to resume his law practice; however, a law passed by the United States Congress during the war threatened to terminate the legal career of Garland and all other lawyers who had supported the Confederacy. In 1862 Congress passed the “iron-clad oath” law, requiring Federal officials to swear they had never borne arms nor aided those who had borne arms against the United States. Beginning in January, 1865, this oath was also required of all attorneys practicing in federal courts. In an effort to salvage the careers of Southern lawyers, Garland moved to test the validity of the iron-clad oath law. With the help of Reverdy Johnson and Matt Carpenter, two nationally prominent lawyers, Garland filed suit under “Ex Parte Garland.” The Supreme Court decision in Garland's favor was rendered in 1867, establishing his reputation as one of the outstanding lawyers in the country. The ruling not only permitted Southern lawyers to practice, but it set a precedent for undoing the unconstitutional legislation passed during the latter part of the Civil War and immediately thereafter. In 1867 Garland was elected to the United States Senate; however, the Senate refused to seat the Arkansas delegation, along with other delegations from the Southern states. He returned to Arkansas to continue his law practice until 1874, when he was elected as the first Democratic governor after Reconstruction. In his campaign for governor Garland strongly urged the ratification of the proposed constitution. His support helped secure the adoption of the 1874 constitution which is still in effect today. In 1876 Garland was again elected to the United States Senate, and this time was seated. He served as Senator until March, 1885, when he was appointed Attorney General in President Grover Cleveland's first Cabinet. Garland’s seat in Cleveland's Cabinet was threatened in 1886 when he was under Congressional investigation concerning his highly questionable involvement with the Pan-Electric Telephone Company. During the course of the hearings Garland denied seeking dishonest profit in his dealings with Pan-Electric. Making light of the charges he testified; “I had never undertaken to make any money at anything but law and poker; ... I always lost at poker, but sometimes won at law...”[1] Garland withstood the Pan-Electric controversy and continued to serve as Attorney General throughout Cleveland’s first term. Following his tenure in the Cabinet, Garland spent the remainder of his life practicing law in Washington, D. C. He died suddenly on January 26, 1899, just after arguing a case before the Supreme Court. The home which Augustus Garland built housed his family for only a short time. In 1877 Mrs. Garland died, and Mr. Garland's mother moved into the house to help care for his children. In 1883 the Garland family vacated the house. They lived in Washington, D. C. during most of the year and when in Arkansas, stayed at their country retreat just south of Little Rock. For the next fifteen years the Scott Street house was retained by the Garland family but rented to others. During this period the Pulaski County Sheriff, Captain John G. Fletcher, moved his family into the Garland House. On January 3, 1886, John Gould Fletcher, probably Arkansas' greatest literary figure, was born there. Though Captain Fletcher wanted to buy the house, Garland refused to sell. After renting the Garland House for six years, the Fletcher family bought the nearby Albert Pike House in 1889 (The Pike-Fletcher-Terry House was added to the National Register in 1972.) Of the nine children born to Augustus and Sarah Garland, only three were living in 1896 when their father had the Garland House deeded to them. By 1900 each of the three sons had sold his one-third interest in the house to Mrs. Logan H. Roots (see nomination of Ft. Logan H. Roots, added to the National Register in 1974). After renting the house to various occupants, Mrs. Roots gave the house to her daughter as a wedding gift when she married William Starr Mitchell in 1905. In its one hundred year history the house has been owned by only two families, the Garland family and the Roots-Mitchell family. At the time of his marriage to Frances Roots, William S. Mitchell was publisher of the Arkansas Democrat. He was later engaged in the real estate and insurance business, and in 1917, was appointed treasurer of the Federal Bank in St. Louis. The Mitchell family resided in the house at varied intervals and rented it to other families when they were not in residence. In 1917 the Garland House once again became the governor's residence when Governor and Mrs. Charles H. Brough rented the house. Governor Brough, with a Ph.D. from John Hopkins and an LL.B. from the University of Mississippi, was Arkansas' best educated governor. After eleven years of teaching economics and sociology at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Dr. Brough campaigned for governor on the Democratic ticket. His election gave Arkansas an administration which supported women's suffrage legislation and increased state support for highways and schools. The Garland House is now owned by Patrick Cowan and his wife, Ida Mehdizadegan Cowan. The house has been converted back into a single family residence from apartments.

Historic Lafayette Building
Distance: 1.0 mi Competitive Analysis
523 S Louisiana St
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 218-8868

Completed in 1925 Hotel Lafayette was one of Little Rock's most stunning additions. The hotel immediately became a hot spot for events, guests, dining and simply to be seen. Fast forward and the beautiful building continues to serve Little Rock. The top floors are luxury condos, while the remainder of the leased space is well appointed commercial offices. The lobby looks mostly as it did in 1925--beautiful. New owners acquired the building in 2014 and exciting additions are on the horizon. The Lafayette is perfectly situated in the midst of the Main Street Revival at the corner of Louisiana & Sixth. Consider the Lafayette to live in, to work in or to play in. Condos, Commercial space and beautiful event space are all available!

Cathedral of St. Andrew
Distance: 1.0 mi Competitive Analysis
617 Louisiana Street
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 374-2794

The Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, is a historic church and the oldest place of continuing worship in the city. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock. The property is located at the corner of South Louisiana Street and West 7th Street in downtown Little Rock.HistoryThe Rev. Peter Donnelly from the Diocese of St. Louis celebrated the first Mass in Little Rock in a room over Dugan's Store at 2nd and Main Streets in 1830. As the congregation grew they acquired a building for their use on East Markham near Third Street. The Rev. Joseph Richard Bole and Father Paris were sent to Little Rock to build a permanent church building in 1839 on the property where the Arcade Building was located on Louisiana between Sixth and Seventh Streets. Known as the Old French Church, it was dedicated by Bishop Mathias Loras of the Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa in 1841. The Diocese of Little Rock was established by Pope Gregory XVI on November 28, 1843 with the Most Rev. Andrew Byrne as the first bishop.Bishop Byrne established the first St. Andrew's Cathedral at Second and Center Streets in 1845. As the congregation grew a new cathedral was needed. The cornerstone for the present cathedral was laid by Bishop Edward Fitzgerald on July 7, 1878. The church was dedicated on November 27, 1881. It was designed by Little Rock architect Thomas Harding and cost $470,000 to build. The tallest tower on the façade of the building was completed in 1887.

The Samuel B Kirby House
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
1221 S Louisiana St
Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 374-1221

The Historic Samuel B Kirby house was constructed in 1887. The home was converted into apartements in the 1920's and is currently undergoing a slow restoration to its original splendor.

Lamar Porter Athletic Field
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
3200 W 7th St
Little Rock, AR 72205

Lamar Porter Athletic Field is located at West 7th and Johnson Streets, in the Stifft Station neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a Works Administration built baseball field placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1990. Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson started his career at Porter Field.As described in its National Register nomination form, the construction of the ball field was "one of the bell weather events of the early years of the Little Rock Boys’ Club." When it was built, the 10acre site was in what was then regarded as “west” Little Rock in an area identified as desirable for park and playing field development by John Nolen, a nationally renowned city planner and landscape architect who was dismayed by the lack of recreational facilities in Little Rock.Nolen observed that although school grounds offered the "opportunity for the sand boxes and apparatus used by small children, there remained a demonstrable need for two classes of playgrounds where boys between ten and sixteen and from sixteen upwards can have the opportunity for more seriously organized games.”Construction of just such a field began in the Fall of 1934 and employed workmen with the federal Works Progress Administration. The project took 18 months to complete. Tennis courts, playgrounds, and other recreational spaces complement the ball field.

Albert Pike Apartments in Little Rock
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
701 Scott St
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 372-5211

Albert Pike Residence Hotel
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
701 Scott St
Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 372-5211

The Albert Pike Residence Hotel is a historic commercial building at 701 South Scott Street in Little Rock, Arkansas.The hotel was built in 1929 by the Farrell Hotel Company at an approximate cost of $1,000,000. It was designed by architect Eugene John Stern in the Italian-Spanish Revival style. The two main wings are eight stories each, and extend out towards Scott Street. These two wings are connected across the back by a ten story cross section. Decorated stone pediments extend above the roof line in the center of each wing. The cloister type porch graces the main entries which are flanked by triple arched leaded-glass windows. Above the entries are terra cotta medallions featuring heraldic shields with the initials "AP". The elaborate decor includes detailed stenciling, leaded and stained glass windows, extensive decorative tile, iron work, and ornate light fixtures. The coffered ceiling in the two story main lobby is overlooked by an open mezzanine floor that contains fine antique furnishings, including a custom made Hazelton Bros. grand piano, designed to match the building's interior structural features.The hotel is named after one of Arkansas' leading historical figures, Albert Pike, a teacher, attorney, newspaperman, Confederate Brigadier General, and later a judge of the Arkansas Supreme Court. The building was a hotel from its construction in 1928 (opening in 1929) until December 1971, when the Second Baptist Church assumed ownership and began its Albert Pike Residence Hotel ministry. The purpose was to provide a family retirement community that was happy and uplifting.

Trinity Bell Tower
Distance: 1.2 mi Competitive Analysis
316 W 17th St
Little Rock, AR 72206

(501) 258-9075

The Bernice Garden
Distance: 1.2 mi Competitive Analysis
1401 Main St
Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 410-3938

The Bernice Garden was created with recycled and repurposed materials, using sustainability and pro-environment guidelines, to celebrate the community and to promote walkability and neighborliness. The Garden presents many community events and is a popular and affordable rental venue for weddings and other private events. The 150’ x 150’ garden consists of landscaped area utilizing native plants, with a crushed granite foundation for the artworks created by Arkansas artists. Next to the sculpture garden is a concrete patio, benches and approximately 20 parking spaces. The garden may be reserved for events by calling Devin Hancock at 501-410-3938 or emailing [email protected]. Bernice Garden Team: Gardener: Laverne Davis Program Coordinator: Devin Williams Hancock [email protected] 501-410-3938 Art And Design Work: Steven Otis [email protected]

Farrell Houses
Distance: 1.5 mi Competitive Analysis
2109 Louisiana St
Little Rock, AR 72206

The Farrell Houses are a group of four houses on South Louisiana Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. All four houses are architecturally significant Bungalow/Craftsman buildings designed by the noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson as rental properties for A.E. Farrell, a local businessman, and built in 1914. All were individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their association with Thompson. All four are also contributing properties to the Governor's Mansion Historic District, to which they were added in a 1988 enlargement of the district boundaries.The house at 2109 South Louisiana is a two-story frame structure, its exterior finished in dark brown brick and stucco, with a large projecting gable section at the right front. Its roof has exposed rafter ends, and its recessed porch is supported by large Craftsman brackets. 2111 South Louisiana, also two stories, has an exterior of red brick and stucco, with three smaller gabled dormers, and a shed-roof porch. 2115 South Louisiana is differentiated from the first two by having a front-facing gable roof, with a clipped top, and a projecting gabled section on the left. The entrance is to its right, set under a shed-roof porch. The main house finish is red brick, with half-timbered stucco in the gables. 2121 South Louisiana is finished in dark brown brick, with brown-stuccoed half-timbered gable ends, and a cross-gabled tile roof with clipped gable ends that also featured exposed after ends and large Craftsman brackets.