calsfoundation@cals.org
February 11, 2011
When Arkansas’s third territorial governor, John Pope, engaged architect Gideon Shryock to design a capitol building in 1833, he envisioned a structure that “would command the admiration and respect of the passing stranger, and have moral and political influence on the whole community.” The building, which is shown here in the 1930s, was abandoned in 1911 when a new capitol was occupied. The building has served many purposes since then. Today, it is the home of the widely respected Old State House Museum.