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“Explore and Discover Arkansas' History”
The Old State House Museum is the oldest standing state capitol building west of the Mississippi River. Construction on the building began in 1833 and was declared complete in 1842. The building was commissioned by Territorial Governor John Pope, who selected Kentucky architect Gideon Shryock (who previously designed the Kentucky state capitol building) to create plans for the Arkansas capitol. Shryock chose the Greek Revival style, then a popular design for public buildings, for Arkansas's new capitol. The original plans were grand and too expensive for the young territory's finances. Consequently, the plans were changed by George Weigart, Shryock's assistant, who oversaw construction at the Little Rock site.
I stumbled upon this while out walking in Little Rock. There was a big sign saying free admissions so in I went. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. There was a lot of history on the building itself.... Read more
I visited the Old State House Museum after work during my business trip a couple of weeks ago. It was so interesting seeing and reading about the history and changes to this site. I really enjoy... Read more
Wow! What an old historical home! I absolutely loved walking about reading up on the history. Definitely need 2 hours or more. You could get lost. We had the whole place to ourselves due to the... Read more
Old State House
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- Sun: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Tue - Sat: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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