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CURRAN HALL
VISITORS' INFORMATION CENTER
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HISTORY...................................................................I
CURRAN HALL VISITOR CENTER FORMAT .................................... 2
VICINITYMAP..............................................................8
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PROPOSAL .............................................. 9
STEERING COMMITTEE ......... ............................. 10
PHOTOGRAPH..............................................................11
STRUCTURAL ELEVATIONS ................................................. 12
FLOORPLAN...............................................................14
LANDSCAPE DESIGN ....................................................... 15
PLANTINGKEY............................................................16
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ..................................................... 23
CURRAN HALL
(WALTERS -C U RRAN-B ELL HOUSE)
1842
Listed in National Register of Historic Places
Located in MacArthur Park Historic District
Quapaw Quarter Historic Lag�tructure
Built by Col. Ebenezer Walters as a wedding gift for his bride,
Mary Eliza Starbuck, daughter of Alexander and Olive Starbuck
from Nantucket, niece of Chester Ashley.
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Later owned by James Moore Curran and wife,
Sophia Fulton Curran, daughter of William Savin Fulton,
last territorial governor and first U. S. Senator,
and their children, James, Mary and Alice.
Later home of George Claibourne Watkins (Mrs. Curran's second husband),
Attorney General and Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court,
and children.
(Mrs. Frederic Trapnall lived with them the last years of her life.)
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Later occupied, then owned by, Jacob Herrmann Frolich,
nephew and namesake of Col. Jacob Hei,nann,
Napoleon Bonaparte's'Boy Colonel', 32nd degree Mason,
and his wife Mary.
granddaughter of Revolutionary Judge Lamb of Carolina,
who rebelled against the British.
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Bought 1884 by Mary Eliza Woodruff Bell,
widow of Cal. Slack Bell, C.S.A.-Bell's Cavalry.
Restored as a home for herself and four daughters,.
Rolfe, Eva, Hetty & Fanny Bell, teachers.
Bequeathed to her granddaughter,
Averell Reynolds Tate, and children Joan and Fred.
(Restoration begun by Averell and husband Fred L. Tate.
Listed on National Register before Historic District farmed.
Mrs. Tate has complete history of property.)
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CURRAN HALL OBJECTIVES
Arkansas' capitol city is fortunate to have citizens who realize the historic value of many of our
olde_ homes and buildings. Part of the charm of a great city is giving people the opportunity to
enjoy its history. There are very few early 19th Century buildings left in Little Rock. Those that
remain offer a glimpse of our city in its earliest years, and should be recognized for the treasures
they are. Curran Hall, built in 1843 at 615 E. Capitol Avenue, is one of the oldest structures in the
i city and the state. We have an opportunity to preserve it in a way which restores the building and
l puts it to good use.
An equal charm of a great city is experiencing its mystique, its warmth and its character. Little
Pock is a southern city; Little Rock is a southwestern city; Little Rock is a unique city; but all too
Ioften visitors miss these characteristics for lack of direction.
Curran Hall is therefore planned as a welcome center providing visitor information on the entire
state to travelers on I-30.
Because of the importance of the historic structure and its location, just one-half block off Interstate
30 at the 6th Street exit in downtown Little Rock, the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau
plans renovation of Curran Hall for use as a combination visitor information center/historic home,
and mayor's reception hall. In addition, this property has significant historic plantings and as part
of the renovation these plantings would be identified and preserved.
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Robinson Center Statehouse Convention & Conference Center
Little Rock Advertising & Promotion Commission
Statehouse Plaza. P.O. Box 3232. Little Rock. Arkansas 72203 (501) 376-4781 (800) 844.4781 Fax 1501) 374-2255
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The central hallway permits access from both 6th Street and Capital Avenue (5th Street) and will
be used as the primary reception -information area. It will be staffed by trained personnel of the
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. The central hallway is flanked on the east and west
sides by two sets of large rooms connected by large "drawing room" doors. One set of rooms will
be the multi -media tourist information center. The center will house (1) a continuous video/slide
presentation mid -Arkansas sites; (2) a computer lodging, restaurant, and entertainment reservation
station; and (3) individual information displays for recreation, entertainment, military sites, historic
structures and attractions. The other set of rooms will be separated by closed doors. One room
will house the Little Rock history room to relate the story of Curran lull and highlights of the
history of Little Rock. It will provide a look at how Little Rock residents lived in the 1840's and
will interest visitors in remaining in Little.Rock and exploring city attractions. The history room
can be overseen by the Little Rock Museum Consortium to insure that the exhibits are authentic.
Volunteers dressed in period costumes can take people on a mini -tour of the house and learn about
the history of Little Rock. The history room will also serve as the mayor's reception hall. The
second room will house offices. Parking and modern restrooms will be constructed on the 6th
Street side where some outbuildings will remain to preserve the authenticity of the historic site.
Since the yard also holds special historic significance due to its garden plantings, a historic
plantings tour will be designed involving master gardeners, city parks and other appropriate
groups.
Parking can be accommodated by purchase of lots immediately behind the property, as well as
from an offer by the post office to allow some parking in their parking lot. An additional vacant lot
at 6th & Ferry Streets will complete the site.
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A preliminary architect's renovation report, a preliminary furnishings estimate and an initial
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computer cost analysis, places the complete project cost at just over $844,000. To accomplish this
will requiie a combination of public/private grants, donation of considerable time and expertise by
various individuals in the historic preservation and tourism community, and plain hard work. This
is a project to show off Arkansas' capital city to visitors from all over the world.
The capital city has lots of visitors. In 1995, Little Rock had 454,700 convention visitors,
335,853 visitors at the Little Rock Zoo, over one million passengers through the Little Rock
National Airport and more than 249 million vehicles passing the 6th Street interchange on
Interstate 30.
1 By restoring this historic structure, we will be able to provide a valuable service to the traveling
f public. Visitors who stop will probably stay in the area and spend money (a preliminary study
Isuggests at least 50,000 Curran Hall visitors annually), contributing to Arkansas' economy. The
capitol city will have a beautiful, historic location for receptions and official functions. And most
Iof all, we will be preserving a significant part of Little Rock's roots.
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CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PROPOSAL FOR CURRAN HALL
Renovation, restoration and furnishing Curran Ball for utilization as Little Rock's Visitor
Information Center is currently estimated to cost approximately 5900,000 as follows:
Building restoration and renovation S623,000
Architect's fees S 62.000
"Touch -Screen" computer system and furnishings: S 150,000
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLAN
Campaign goal: $300,000 and the balance of $600,000 to be matched by the City on
a 2-for-1 basis. (The City and the Little Rock Advertising and
Promotion Corn.:iission together have expended to date
approximately $140,000 for land and building acquisition costs.)
Campaign Committee: approximately ten to twelve citizens, selected by the Curran Hall
Task Force to serve as a Capital Campaign Committee of the Curran
Hall Foundation, a non-profit corporation formed under Section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Campaign Director: an individual selected by the Capital Campaign Conunittee to be
responsible for day-to-day fund raising activities and development
of a campaign plan.
Campaign Plan: categories of giving, for example: "Pillars of the Community,"
"Community Leaders," and similar categories will be designated and
publicized with appropriate plaques and signage within Curran Hall.
Robinson Center Statehouse Concenvon & Conference Center
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'963 :sie junior League of Litie Rock undertook an extensive rehabilitation of
tnal! Hal; The house was acquired by the sate of Arkansas in 1976 and now is used
e Governors Rleceitin- Hall and rented to the public for social events
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- Wt:drance of the Walt_rs-Curran-Bell House has changed little since is completion
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Ae Ihr rrar,lrr.ce nr Col. Chester Ashicy. in thic
cit„ ar Pat --:day, rhr 15tL rn.r., Ni.-:. Afary E. Wet.
fors, eorteort of Col. E. Waltera.
L7 tlaa death uC thu ranrnehlr lady, our city has
bean •iaitad with a sort alilrcunn, for the had endear.
ed hereeli to me hearts 4 all who hnaw hcr; ar.d her
;zrueutar fnr:ula and rrlatn,m bare hnd o rnid m■de
in their etiections thal will nur rycrdily he healed.
Her mcmnry will Ionq be eheriphcd.
Mary Walters, teenage bride of Ebenezer
Walters died on July 15, 1843, less than
two years after her marriage and lust
before the house her husband was building
for her was completed. Her obituary,
published in the Arfansas Gazette on Iuly 19,
1843. expressed the grief felt by the entire
community at her untimely death (Facsimile
courtesy of the Arkansas History Commission)
was David J. Baldwin, an attorney
who had moved to Little Rock from
New Jersey in 1838. In November
1843 Baldwin bought the block of
property on which Walters had
"erected a new brick dwelling or
mansion house and other buildings
and outhouses."76 Baldwin and his
wife lived in the house for only six
years, selling it in 1849 to James M.
Curran."
Curran was a native Arkansan who
came to Little Rock from indepen-
dence County in 1840 to "read law"
with two prominent Little Rock
attorneys, Chester Ashley and George
Claibourne Watkins. On June 18,
1849, he married Sophia Fulton,
daughter of former Territorial
Governor William Savin Fulton,78 and
two months later he bought the
house from David Baldwin.
Curran died in October 1854, two
months short of his thirty-third
birthday, leaving his wife with two
young children and a third on the
way.' He had been ill for some time
and may have suspected he was
dying for he wrote a will just two
weeks before his death.80 His
youngest child, Alice'Iwho was born
after his death), inherited the portion
of his estate which included the
house, and it remained in her family
until 1881.
Curran Hall, as the house is
sometimes called, was purchased in
1884 by Mary Woodruff Bell (Daugh-
ter of the Arkansas Gazette's founder,
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October -November 1995 9 The Chronicle Page)
s at the Territorial Res -
Trick -or -treaters can
the door of each house on
s in the city's oldest
od.
:hild.-en's Museum will
ick-or-treaters with a
se. Visitors will get the
)op on Halloween tradi-
,tasty treats, and see a
:eve Arts Museum, visi-
t hand at an array of an
Impk- i n art created by the
mous!
nurses will bandage the
r soldiers (and Hallow -
a tent during a wartime
nent, complete with lots of
t1d State House. Gather
to hear ghastly ghost
ot,..
i will provide free admis-
curity during the event.
kes it to at least three of
s and gets an official game
enter a drawing for a
game ca.-tridge rentals.
.Zompanied by an excited
300! HOTLINE at 396-
for more information.
J11-fink C;
n, SA-reet
Crom 4 to 9 p.m. several
'Main Street i Little Rock
for an even, called Soho
rchants in the area bor-
nd 15th Streets will offer
s. Artists will ply their
swill entertain. Formore
o63-5400.
Seeks Participants
The Downtown Partnership, sponsor of
the annual Downtown Little Rock Christ-
mas Parade, wants to make this year's event,
scheduled for 4 p.m., Saturday December
2, bigger and better than ever. Community
groups, neighborhood associations; and
businesses are encouraged to develop pa-
rade entries to promote the Christmas spirit.
Groups may enter in one of five catego-
ries: floats, animals, marching bands, march-
ing units, and motor units. Applications can
be obtained by contacting The Downtown
Partnerhsip at 375-0121 and must be sub-
mitted by October 15.
The Downtown Partnership has joined
forces with the city's Convention and Visi-
tors Bureau to make the parade a part of an
entire day of family fun and entertainment
called "The Big Jingle Jubilee." It will start
at 2 p.m. with a free holiday concert at the
Statehouse Convention Center.
AHPP To Present
"Tees from the Crypt"
At Historic Cemetery:
The Arkansas Historic Preservation P�o-
gram (AHPP) will sponsor "Tales from the
Crypt,." a special program on Arkansas
history from the perspective of Arkansans
buried in Little Rock's Mount Holly Cem-
etery, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 12.
The program will feature students from
Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High
School wearing period costumes and mak-
ing dramatic presentations. Among the 12
people represented in the program areQuatie
Ross, wife of Cherokee Chief John Ross;
John Gould Fletcher; J.N. Heiskell; and
Anne Warren, a slave servant of the Chester
Ashley family.
The program is free to the public. In the
event of bad weather, it will be held at 7:30
p.m. on October 19.
slip vv--i' n
an a!ternative to us, but cre;sses. McKinney stressed :hat the other
Jim," he said. bra:,clics are doing well and that "down-
Curran'Hali
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be worth $200,000. ' A local realtor esti-
mates the value of comparable neighboring
lots at "not more than $2 a foot" and noted
that other empty lots sit unsold. -
Those opposed to the demolition believe
after the federal government purchased the
land from Stephens, Inc. for the post office,
local property owners started seeing dollar
signs. "Since the post office paid so much
for the property -across the street,'that has
made people believe nearby property is much
more valuable now than it was just a short
time ago," says Cheryl Nichols, executive
director of the Quapaw Quarter Associa-
tion. "But it [the Tate property] is only on
one and a half lots. It's hard to imagine any
kind of use that could be'squeezed in there
that would make its price of nearly a quarter
of a million dollars reasonable."
During its time on the market; Curran
Hall's structural condition decreases but its
listing price rises, prompting speculation
from some that the owners are waiting for a
buyer with deep pockets. The City of Little
Rock's Convention and Visitor's Center is
considering making an offer of $50,000. It
would then pump another $700,000 into
renovating it into a visitor's center. But
Couch said $50,000 wouldn't be enough.
"If the city is going to spend nearly a million
dollars restoring it,.what's arother$100,000
in.a million -dollar deal?" Couch added that
"anybody who wants th&house'and is•will-
irg to move it, can have it." That would be
difficult and costly to do. The house is
brick„ not wood frame, and in prgcaricus
condition. "One wall has started. to col-
lapse," Nichols said. "And to be moved, it
would have to be ccmpletely dism'arttled."
Couch has given Bill Worthen, director of
the Arkansas Territorial Restoration, Der -
mission to remove all the original hardwareand wood trim inside the house. If the house
survives, the hardware and trim will be
returned to the house and its new owner.
Worthen said, "1 like to think of it as a
terminally ill patient.... We want to harvest
what we can and save that."
"We don't want to tear it down, but we're
backed into a corner," Couch said. "The
easiest and quickest solution would be for
the c.ty to condemn it, put $50,000 or
whatever they thought it was worth -into a
registry of the court, and let the courts
decide. —,here would be a trial and a jury
would decide if the house and the nropertv
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The 153-year-old Walters -Curran -Bell House on East Capitol will become a visitors information center, escaping demolition.
Ad and Promotions panel steps forward
to save an�c--vellum Curren -Hall Mouse
By Sarah Pfeifer
Staff Writer
After months on the market and
even a plea from its owners to destroy
it, the crumbling Walters -Curran -Bell
House on East Capitol Street, one of
only a few remaining ante-bellum
houses in the city, will escape the
wrecking ball after all.
Prompted by a suggestion from the
Quapaw Quarter Association, the Lit-
tle Rock Advertising & Promotions
Commission stepped forward in April
with $48,000 to save this 153-year-old
Greek Revival house and turn it into a
visitors information center.
"This is the biggest boost that we
could have," said Barry Travis, the
executive director of the commission,
= which is funded by a 2 percent city-
wide meals tax.
The commission now just has two
visitor booths —one in the Statehouse
Convention Center and the other in
the Little Rock Airport— stocked with
books and pamphlets and manned by
volunteers.
Curran Hall would give the City a • -
centerpiece visitors center, impres-
sive from the outside and big enough
inside for a reception area, 'IYavis
said.
The 1843 house at 615 E. Capitol is
thought to have been designed by
Gideon Shryock, the designer of the
Old State House.
The cost to restore it is expected to
S6C11,000, but th-, co:r..in;ss. on
has received a commitment from the
QQA and a community task force of
nine preservationists to look for
grants, possible federal assistance
and donations from corporations and
individuals to do it.
"We want to do it right if we do it at
all... we hope it will be of the same
quality as Trapnall Hall - a high quali-
ty restoration," Travis said.
In fact, the restoration of Curran
Hall will probably be more authentic
than those of its contemporaries,
"E,'tile want to do it riysat
if ;pie do it at all... we
hope it will be of the
same quality as Trapnall
Hall - a high quality
restoration."
-Barry Travis
executive director,
Little Rock Advertising
& Promotions Commission
including Trapnall Hall, the Pike -
Fletcher -Terry House, and the Fowler
House, simply because it has been in
the hands of one family and remained
virtually unchanged since 1884.
The struggle to save it began last
fall when, after an unsuccessful
attempt to sell it, its three own-2rs, the
Avereli .etc "1YULT Joan hunt of
ell, Mass., and Fred Tate of Los AnEe-
les, asked the city for a demoliticz.
permit.
The Historic District Commissica
was scheduled to consider tl-a
request, then quickly tabled the ism e
when the Advertising & Promoticr-
Commission registered interest in t
site.
On March 19, the City Board` c_
Directors adopted an ordinance
authorizing condemnation procee--'-
ings to acquire the historic house, z=c
the commission deal was sealed.
QQA Executive Director Cher:
Nichols hailed the city's move as a
needed step in the interest of sigri= -
cant architectural preservation.
"The degree to which Curran Ha: --
has survived intact, combined with i'-
age and architectural distinctier-
make it a landmark of the highest pr-
ority - a building so important to the
city's history that it should be save-'
even if extraordinary measures a--
required to do so," she wrote in a lez-
ter to Wally Allen, chairman of t
Commission before the vote in March -
The single unsettled issue sur-
rounding the purchase is where peo-
ple will park, but Travis said the cotr-
mission is eying a vacant parcel fot`
blot,ks away at Sixth and Ferry.
The Commission has asked the
highway department to provide direc-
tional signage to the center, but ISei W
Stephens in the department's pub''c
affairs division would say only t.`=
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Dfuon rose trom 1910 and an Etoile I Rusty A. BaumerL 24. of Sher-
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• H:y7te t,c-+e Care Gnat 5,ram G-___ 5es,-.
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tensl,Jn Serl"r•e agent. Beth Phelps, I ' Baumert w•as killed nt about 3 30
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w'hu c'uurGinaies the blaster Gar- I a m. while trying to cross the north-
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dener progrc:n, spent one day in 1 bound lane of U.S. 137-167 north of
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late June at Curran Hall with
I Jacksonville, police said. He Was
I ax�s. , 6 0 5 Unnm•`, A�..r PA.OPS.s"e,°�' 4
about 10 others, They guided city,
struck by a sport -utility )vehicle
I eva•aye a! 6E6—ON aB6 66K
workers who cleaned the and of
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I driven b • Keith J. Hill. 20, of Sher-
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weeds and overgrowth.
I wood.
I ,_off Cerrer. Norn Lr Fto:k Dr+ on
..We labeled everything;'
Baumert's body was taken to
6 p iy Neghs Gru�s.G3 ea�(on nA cl Can
Phelps said. "And Ave told them
the state Crime Laboratory.
Ian n EHa5l Medcli Ce IJae nl�@na—. ...
which areas to be careful around
In Lonoke County, Nelda Sue
e:'e a! W-40556
and which laces it was CK to I Shirley, 24, of Lonoke was killed
P•
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� wy, sit Cy�cea S:. ran^ L>ea Roc•.
'clear things out." about 1:15 p,m, when she lost con-
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Phelps' gardeners even became trot oC a northbound car as she
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factor parents to plants and cut. rounded a curve on Arkansas 31 at
. TOP.. ray cn Pane. Wi , T"a Ball
tugs. highspeed,state police said,
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with about three or four pieces," I car as it overturned about five
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she said. "And we dug u a few of miles truth ofLono.
p
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ro a Cr.a, Ede ax Sma s ee5 Mae r'� a
the small things like the smaller A man and a boy were killed
II
Is aka -aye e22Le--,
rOSCS." Saturday when the motorcycle
• suesz. .e Ate AVICx P-T.— T1,a Ss:
L'n Cane.. 9300 Geyer S;. •s Rua At=re r7ra-
Cultivatingcuttingsensures the they were riding collided with a
ran pa nvi, at 565-13ST
pickup in Chicot County. state o-
plant will survive s. some form. P
1 ' Gzrszrs Ansty za-e Cw,4,VL St A.dow;
a=).. n. Cr n, v anc Camay. lJcrer
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But for some shrubs, the gander.- lice said.
1.
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ers arrived too late. Killed were Charles A. Santucci
I. A-da:=,cIol=a r,�ardacrews=-CMdryte
C
"A lot of things are no looter r., 37. aad his ten Zachary San-
L:la R>5 AC„vd yn� ant FrorGd Crr.:msvcn p
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thei e just because they didn't get tucci. 10. both cf Lake \ iliag -
Al AHOLICS A!tONYI:GUS
the attention they needed;' Fhel Th•_ accident happen=d at 5:40
Ps f
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Power Cvyp, open t1".�irol,. Woe Spee1
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said, P.m, on Arkansas 144. about four
-er.1210walaSt.
And others inight have evolved. I miles west of Lake N'illage, police
she said: "A few of these we found I said, when the eastbound motorcy-
Gap.0 ed tscssm,127FS.Nr
` ice Roo .
weren't blooming and we're not I Cie crossed the center line and
} • Ha Lrtl Bunch Gat laseddsaenattins-
I struck the side of the pickup,
sure if they're still the same Varl- ,•
i oly �7x3
t • Ago, C.— open a,_„s3,n. 2401 C.W DMe
e y." When the top of the plant The driver of the pickup.
; .cis.-wo:a C.._� aaud n:<,.:san, 2�wr-
ltiilliam E. Gaines of Brookhaven,
dies. if the root systems come
'bliss:;
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back, it can come back differently, was unhurt, police said.
I Cer:er, 121C Wale s!
she ex 3lained
Tate believes the plants are ir-
Arkansas pilot, 50,
replaceable because they are "the
old species."
dies in copter crash
"When people get a scratch on
a piece Pi furniture, they want to
The Associated Pmcs
throw it out. But now the old furni-
TUSCUVBIA. Ala. — An Ar-
ture is antique and antiques are
Kansas pilot died in the crash of a
all the• rave." she said, "People are
helicopter spraying chemicals on
the sane loth plants, they get a
trees. authorities said.
yen for new piants. These are the
The helicopter drifted into
antique plants."
poker lines and crashed in a re-
- Phelps said the plants at Cur. I
mote area of northwest Alabama.
ran Hall are valuable for their lo- 1
Colbert County Deputy Coro -
cat lineage; not their varieties or
ner Johnny hill identified the vic-
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tim as Charles Harold McKeen,.
"All are common plants, many
can still Let total:" she said.
50, of De Queen. DlcKeen was the
only person on board.
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Crazy Arkansas Wea#her. Prod des C1
. Because a diagram of the place-
The crash )trot repotted just af-
ment of all the plants was created
before some were recently lost,
ter 8 p.m. Saturday.
Hill saidMcKeenwasworking
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Homeowners.To•Cet New Condlflor
the entire landscape can be recre-
ated-
'It have the same flavor of
for a Shreveport company. Chem-
Air. He said he was unsure what
hired Chem to do
r -• k •r 1 A '
1 - How you Cc]n,rgP1Licepy.0y 61 t=
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Phelps "It may
company -Air
furnace for of [east S�'51�'IeS�i art regtrlar price.
the period." said.
not be exact but at least something
the spraying,
Chen, -Air officials could not be
oi So, if �o'ne of these 35 Premium air
13-ar Homemvncr. y lid� y
similar to what it once was.-.-
The is which "what it
reached by telephone for com-
mint.
yes. it's absolutely true. you tall actuslly tond:tioners sod evaporator coils tbut only if
question
once was" should be recreated. The
replace your old air conditioner and furnace far. one of she foursixes I hale vli!I fit your douse, _
' of Coursel, I am glvtng you the furnace Free. All
landscaping during Tate's family's
residence, which began in 1884,
ld h bEedifferent from the
p /� r{ l�'�ry-t1•�
,api� 6�V L7 L7in1W
�t [east $1500 loss Ihan you would have to pay
if this sumsncrw•as riamtal. 1 ask cans is $373 to help with the s ist311ation
cost of Isle furnace.
wou Eve n , .,•a. m rn.P.,,,, at.lwr I,tiA. - Let me expiain.
plantings in the yard when the ,
house was built for Col. Ebenezer i 1n the air conditioning busiwe make
Walters in 10 and the property °� � nessmost of our profit for the whole year from April
encompassed two city blocks. through August. The reason is beeause the
Worthen said there are two op- rctrpcmture usually gets up to 95 or above &
tiurs in creating a historical land- 1 holds three for a week or two. This conssanl
%cape at Curran Hail. Waverly �!' ; strain causes older air conditioners to die. And
,,Years ago, the front or the , this Creates an "emergency demand" fornety air
yard was very much a lawn," �r { condtamers. This year it seerited like it was
t or[hen said. "Store Sirs. Tate ��� going to be she same when the 1st has spell
has lived there, she's accumulated r. kicked in, but here's what happened ... It didn'l
a lot of plantings from cuttings 4: ., d: stay hot. Sure. wr'tr had a lot of hot weather,
front ail over the community. She _ TMo- but net in the pattern Ihat IS hardest on air
had a wcrdcrful green thumb. ry-c01161LICACTs It hasn't stayed very' hot for very
"But Mrs. Tate's accumulation ��R.ai .� KI.A5:rapl long at a time. And we've had a lot of rain to
of plants is not traditional 1840s Btx k!e w/121ron keep cooling things down .1v business did
gardening So they could put it / Litecell Sole ! okay April, May. June and III lit week of July.
back as Dlrs. Tate had it, which ! But here%lrcproblem:
would be more an exhibit of his-
torical things. or make it as it was i-•`s.• • BcrnberBrown Lsad-isr Aiy Prab!em Is Your Qpporrunhr
in the IBQs, which would be more
of a landscape reproduction. �' fit % If I don't do something quick, all my proftts
"But I think either way they do m Llit[le!Y-v+�� 7fii„eri► t frothe good r.-onihs will ca "r:gbl dawn. the
it would be fine. We're talking L1.jUtfM4'Unit:2rziyMall P!nesML11 tubes-" That's why' I've decided to try to just
g�75i,; yb3 egg 535 3702 break even" the sins of the summer. If t can
about an adaptive use of the house
anyway: Lis not a museum." Just keen from lasing k profits from ,April,
iti1a;' d: Juo
June. ['13 he key Here's how• this
radrmtiedly daring} offer came about.
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Just call Rosemary at 758•6363 or 225A4a4
anytime. I will have one or my staffeoThwIlams
come Cut and measure your home fend
determine the anitability, of the proper slzel.
MA'l (orget, i any have 35 matched systems in
four sizes \lieu they are gone this remarkable
offer eats also.
He will show you the real world price on the
air conditioner and furnace that fits your home,
Then he will show you the substantial Savings
now. And it will include all tabor and
installation masenaIs. Nothing is left out,
The Concept Is Simple Really
By tening you win big now, I will win at the
end of the summer.
I'm ben ing chat if 1 make you an offer that is
"irrrsiniblc" fat lease is .should be if your
furnace or air conditioner is over eight years
aldl and I barely mark it up above the below.
wholesete price I parts, I will accomplish two
things
1. it will cover my rent, utilities, insurance and
taeS;A the reh1S111 Wg %ur aner r11onihs ISO I
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R,k G into a visitors information
Ave.
center. Tne plants cost was esti-
Lit! r.
rUbWar.' Nttl tax
•mated at $9W,000, including a
touch -screen computer system fea-
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es and attractions, with private
Mx% half the total.
money pay Presi!&tJ ut7ll The $400,000 would be the city's
1A
KN, arid commission's share of the re-
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niainder.
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would serve as a historic home
The revamped Curran Hall
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and feature gardens as well as a
mayor's reception ]call. Signs for
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LP Ir. 11 1 • MacArthur Park— $300,OW.
The MacArthur Military History
sm
Museum would take over the old
NNE Arsenal Buildi;ig at- MacArthur
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Park when the Arkansas Museum
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of Science and History moves to its
2F new, larger home in the River
Arkansas Denocrat-Gaze e.11 JONES Market's Museum Center, sched-
uled for early next year.
hing, that excites citizens is, it will "If you ask this many people to Bunten said, arid fans flood into The city has established a com-
irovic . 12 access to docks for recre- come to a district, you have to have War Memorial Stadium to see Ar- mission and.$15,000 to help it se-
tional boats to come downtown so somewhere for them to park," he kansas Razorback football games cure the museum building, which
,eople can get out of a boat to vis- said. No site has been determined. three or four times a year. The will need major renovations be-
t the River Market or its restau- IM Little Rock municipal golf proposal would add parking and fore accommodating the military
ants." courses — $3 million. create a more "parklike atmos- museum.
The chain of parks plan is As with the zoo, most of the golf phere." The museum will concentrate
inked to the marina. Extensions course improvements already "The park improvements will on Arkansas and Little Rock mili-
�f hiking, jogging and biking trails have a funding source in the $6.5 make it friendlier and more park- tary history and on Arkansans who
could ','...: eight city, state and na- million in bonds yet to be issued. like," Bunten said. "It will make it served in the military.- Another fo-
Tonal parks from Riverfront Park As part of the new package, the easier for people to get from
cus ill he of MacArthur,
Pinnacle Mountain State Park,, improvements will be enhanced. where they par]: to where they're bornwat thbe te site.life Officials want to
.ear the city's western edge. "This would allow us to start going in the park. " collect artifacts and mementoes
"The benefit to linldng this making Rebsamen Golf Course to The bulk of the money would from veterans and veteran groups
hain of parks would be you would become a resort -quality type of be spent on stadium improve- for exhibits.
e able to go from one to the other course, and add sprinlder systems ments to ensure that the Razor- N River District police substation
-:creationally or by biking or to Hindman Park and War Memor- backs don't stop playing in Little 00,000.
ailing paths," Bunten said. An, ial courses," Bunten said, Rork as the basketball team did — I
The substation would replace
mbitious hiker could travel along Rebsamen, near the riverfront, when Walton Arena was built in the police kiosk that patrol officers
!e Arkansas River all the way would also include a wildlife pre- Fayetteville. now use in the River Market Dis-
itc, Oklahoma, he added. serve, wildflower area and new ir- "We have been in discussion trict. The tax could provide the
i Light -rail transportation sy-1, rigation lake with the Stadium Commission for money for 24-hour police coverage
:,nVr2.:! relocation — $4 million. Bunten said the city also wants three or four years on a long-term in the district.
This proposal would extend the to move three holes at War Memo- contract with the University," May- Four Community Oriented
7.6 million light -rail trolley sys- rial to the other side of Fair Park or Jim Dailey said. 'That is what Policing Program officers are as-
.-rn the Central Arkansas Transit Boulevard so golfers no longer • this proposal is all about: the city signed to the kiosk east of River
0 Market Hall at 400 E. Markham St.
authority is already studying. It have to cross the street while play- putting up a million dollars and
,ould serve as a link across the ing. _' getting a long-term commitment They patrol a 25-block area on
iver between the Alltel Arena The original bond issue plan from the university for continuing bikes or on foot The larger substa-
ow being built in North Little also included improved irrigation to play Razorback games here." lion would probably be built near-
,och and Little Rock's riverfront. systems on the three courses, as El LaHarpe Boulevard and
Th e new proposal would tie the well as player amenities, tee -box Markham Street Park — $1.5 mil- by have to make visitors feel
istern not only to the presidential + and greens enhancement. lion. — completely safe," Kumpulis said.
.brary but also to existing tracks 0 MacArthur Park improvements Xumpuri5 sees this plan, previ- With this money, we could build a
) Little Rock National Airport, — $3 million. ously conceived by the Donaghey first-rate substation for that area
.dams Field, Jimmy Moses of the This plan would add botanical Project as providing a plaza con-
iowntowm Partnership said. gardens, a rose garden, landscap- necting, LaHarpe Boulevard with for day and night."
The rail relocation would in- ing, a conservatory, a playground Markham Street and serving as a H Center for Arkansas Studies at
olve Union Pacific Railroad'sCentral Arkansas Library System
and a pedestrian overpass to the "gateway" to the Riverfront Park. -eeing up its tracks for use by the
main library — $200,01M.
g city's oldest park, named for native "It is basically a plaza but al- The center in the city's new
MacArthur. Its lows a strong sense f e. into. ity for the light rail system arid a Gen. Douglas ens o entry to main library, which opened Sept.
0 adestrian bridge; grouhdg Include the Arkansas Arts 'the park, with new pavement treatw
Z'th * " 20 at the edge of the -Rivet Market'
The 1-1-ght-raill systeE would Center and the new Military Muse- Tnents1*_j6-fi&ii'LM'jlaza inlo e
.oss over the Junction Bridge to urn which Bunten said would also': - park, Bunten said. District, focuses on the state's his -
um, west through a joint operating benefit from the added funding, V1 Bridge rehabilitation and light- torical, cultural, political and so-
. clot record.
Fgeement with CATA_ It's unclear, Bunten said. in.a east of Interstate 30 — $1 A mil-
-hether the tar,: package includes -'!We--could take the level of lion. Much of the money would be
ie system's roughly $500,000 an- grounds improvements to the next Union Pacific has previ6tidy spent to acquire and house papers
ual operating cost level, similar to how Dallas and St- said it would help save the 97- from President Clinton's 12 years
The CATA board has already Louis have botanical gardens, and year -old Rock Island bridge over as governor of Arkansas as a link
adorsed the first phase of con
take advantage of Arkansas native the river for refurbishment by the to the presidential library. Schol
ruction of the system. plants to a large degree," he said. city as a pedestrian walkway be- ars and historians would study the
Little Rock Zoo — $3.5 million. "Visiting gardens are very popular tween Little Rock's and North Lit- documents at the center.
"It's basically the same package and would help make a real trea- tle Rock's respective riverfronts, "President Clinton had
orn before," Bunten said, citing sure out of MacArthur Park and connecting the presidential li- tremendous impact on what hap-
9 lend a cultural identity to the arts brary d Itel Arena. ,e improvement plan outlined an Al Ar n pened here," the library system's
'-ter, ciri directors approved a center and the museum." other river cities are lighting director, Bobby Roberts. said-
i 5 mil"on bond issue. "The new 13 War > !morial, Stadium/Pa�': hirk,!P fr;lieworl:,; 1', enhance "These papers are one important
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