A pictorial history of Arkansas's Old State House : celebrating 175 years / Mary L. Kwas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kwas, Mary L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Little Rock (Ark.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Little Rock (Ark.).

Little Rock (Ark.)--History.

Old State House (Little Rock, Ark.)--History.

Old State House (Little Rock, Ark.).

Old State House (Little Rock, Ark.)--History--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>Mary L. Kwas is a research associate for the Arkansas Archeological Survey and is the author of <i>Digging for History at Old Washington</i>.</div>

Contents:

Contents ; List Of Illustrations ; Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1. Governor Pope's Lofty Ideas; 2. Gideon Shryock, Architect; 3. Seeking Shryock's Vision; 4. The Construction Years: 1833 - 1842; 5. The Early Years: 1842 - 1885; 6. The Expansion: 1885 - 1886; 7. The Middle Years: 1886 - 1911; 8. Reuse and Transformation: 1911 - 1951; 9. Rebirth as a Museum: 1950s - 1980s; 10. Archeology and the Final Restoration: Late 1980s - 1990s; 11. A Living Legacy; Biographical Sketches; From the Collection of the Old State House Museum; References ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781610751865

1610751868

OCLC:

787842700