Yesterday’s Architeaser featured some gilded flowers in the lobby of the Capital Hotel. This afternoon visitors can view these flowers while listening to the Quapaw Quartet of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. The concert will start at 5pm.
Today’s Architeaser is another band of flowers. These surround a doorway downtown.
Yesterday’s Architeaser was a flower atop one of the columns on the exterior of theArkansas Gazettebuilding.
Just as flowers can grow inside as well as outside, architectural flowers can be found inside buildings as well as on the exterior. Today’s Architeaser shows one of these.
Yesterday’s Architeaser was a flower on the side of the KATV building. With yesterday being primary election day in Arkansas, that building had even more than its usual amount of activity as races were being covered. The building was designed by George Mann and opened in 1929 as the Worthen Bank Building. In 1970, KATV moved in after the bank had moved into its new Noland Blass-designed skyscraper.
Today’s Architeaser is a flower which sits atop a column.
Yesterday’s Architeaser was one of the blue roses which are found on the Junior League of Little Rock building. Little Rock Architect Theo Sanders designed the building in 1908 as the home for the Elks in Little Rock, with construction occurring in two phases over the next several years as fundraising permitted. In 1927 it was purchased by the Women’s City Club and served as their headquarters until the building was purchased in 2001 by the Junior League of Little Rock. Though the building was renovated and restored, it still bears markings of both original previous tenants as well as the Junior League.
Here is today’s Architeaser. It is one of the rare non-rose flowers on a building in Little Rock.
Yesterday’s Architeaser kicked off a week of architectural flowers in the City of Roses. Appropriately, yesterday’s feature was the old Rose Law Firm building on Main Street. It was built in 1908 and features architectural roses across the front facade.
On the date in 1959, the musical Gypsy opened in Broadway. It contains the song “Everything’s Coming up Roses.”. Appropriately, today’s Architeaser showcases another rose on a building in Little Rock.
The Quapaw Quarter Association’s monthly Preservation Conversations continue this evening. This month’s focus is a closer look at the houses which were on the 2012 Spring Tour of Homes. The discussion will be led by architectural historian Callie Williams.
The program begins at 5:30pm at Curran Hall, 615 E Capital Avenue. From 5 to 5:30 a reception will take place. After the conversation, guests are encouraged to continue the discussion over dinner at Lulav Eatery, which will be giving a 25% discount to Preservation Conversation attendees on Monday evening.
The Quapaw Quarter Association was incorporated in 1968. It focuses on promoting historic preservation throughout the Little Rock region. Rhea Roberts is the executive director.
Yesterday’s Architeaser was a crest on the Democrat Printing and Lithograph building. Built in 1924. It is now home to the Arkansas Business Publishing Group.
Here is today’s Architeaser. Since April showers bring May flowers, here is a flower on a building in the City of Roses.
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