Historic Arkansas Museum

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Historic Arkansas Museum
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Hinderliter House,
part of the Historic Arkansas Museum
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Location in Arkansas
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Location in United States
Established1941
Location200 E. Third Street
Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′47″N92°16′08″W / 34.746413°N 92.269023°W / 34.746413; -92.269023 (Historic Arkansas Museum)
Type History museum
Website historicarkansas.org
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Interior of the Hinderliter House

The Historic Arkansas Museum, sometimes called HAM, is a state history museum in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas.

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The museum was created as part of the Arkansas Territorial Capitol Restoration Commission, by Act 388 of the 1939 Arkansas General Assembly. The act named Louise Loughborough as chairwoman of the commission. [1] Loughborough had been named to the Little Rock Planning Commission in 1935. Several houses near Cumberland and East 3rd Streets in downtown Little Rock were going to be condemned, including the Hinderliter House, the oldest building in Little Rock. Loughborough started a public relations campaign around Little Rock as a "town of three Capitols": the Hinderliter House, the Old State House, and the current Arkansas State Capitol Building. Use of the Hinderliter House as the last meeting place of the Arkansas Territorial Legislature has remained part of popular folklore, though it is not known if it was used for this purpose. [2] Loughborough then gained support from the Works Progress Administration, the Arkansas General Assembly, and private donors. [3] Loughborough worked with architect Max Mayer to restore the half-block of houses at Cumberland and East 3rd Street in downtown Little Rock. The Museum opened on July 19, 1941. [1]

The museum maintains gallery space and a number of historic buildings original to the site, as well as log structures transported from around the state. It was previously known as the Arkansas Territorial Restoration, but the name was changed in 2001 when new exhibit space and renovations were completed. [1] The museum is an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program. [4] The museum property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 as the Arkansas Territorial Restoration Historic District.

Collections

Art & Paintings

Furniture

The museum has a variety of 18th century furniture pieces, ranging from chairs, clothes press, library tables, and sugar chests. Most furniture pieces in the collection were acquired by the Loughborough Trust Purchase.

Guns

A small 18th century gun collection can be found in the Arkansas Museum.

Hunting Horns

Jewelry

Knives

The museum has a collection of ten bowie style knives. The entire collection ranges from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Photographs

Pottery

Pottery of Caddo

A collection of several Caddo pottery pieces, all made between 1500 and 1600.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Historic Arkansas Museum - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. "Hinderliter Grog Shop - c. 1826-27". www.historicarkansas.org. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  3. "Louisa Watkins Wright Loughborough (1881–1962) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  4. "Historic Arkansas Museum". Affiliate detail. Smithsonian Affiliations. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 17 Jul 2011.