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Special Edition Chronicle:
Complete Guide to Spring Tour May 7-8, 2016
Hillcrest Historic District
Presented by Neighborhood Sponsor:
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The Spring Tour of Homes has been held since 1963 with the purpose of fostering appreciation of historic buildings and neighborhoods and the need for their preservation.
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Ticketing Information
Candlelight Tour and Dinner tickets
$125 per person and include the Sunday afternoon tour.
Candlelight Tour and Party Patron tickets $250 per person and include the Sunday afternoon tour.
Candlelight Tour and Mother's Day Brunch Combo tickets are $160 per person and include the Mother's Day Brunch and Sunday afternoon tour.
Tables and bulk tickets available, please call our office at 501-371-0075 for details.
Spring Tour tickets are $20 per person in advance and $30 the day of tour. Children 10 and under are free.
Sunday Brunch tickets are $50 each and include the afternoon tour.
BUY TICKETS HERE.
Tickets are also available at:
Little Rock Visitor Information Center at Historic Curran Hall
615 E. Capitol Avenue.
Green Corner Store
1423 Main Street, Suite D
Hearne Fine Art & Framing
1001 Wright Avenue
Esse Purse Museum
1510 Main Street
Fuller & Son Hardware Stores
900 Main Street
9815 W. Markham
14710 Cantrell Road
9728 Maumelle Boulevard
7311 Baseline Road
Mylo Coffee Co
2715 Kavanaugh Boulevard
Rhea Drugs
2801 Kavanaugh Boulevard
Botanica Gardens
1601 Rebsamen Park Road
Domestic/Domestic
5501 Kavanaugh Boulevard
Kraftco
6711 Cantrell Road
Fifth Season
10020 N. Rodney Parham Road
Catering To You
8121 Cantrell Road
Proceeds benefit the historic preservation programs of the QQA.
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Trolley, Ticket Booth, and Restroom Map for Afternoon Tours
Two trolleys will run along the tour route on a continuous loop and stop at each house.
3724 Hill Road (Foster-Cochran House) BOTH DAYS
1501 Kavanaugh Boulevard (Hillcrest Hall) BOTH DAYS
319 N. Pine Street (Pulaski Heights Elementary) SATURDAY AFTERNOON
516 Ridgeway Drive (Crook House) SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Restrooms:
615 E Capitol Avenue (Historic Curran Hall)
1501 Kavanaugh Boulevard ( Hillcrest Hall parking lot)
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52nd SPRING TOUR OF HOMES
TOUR SITES
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PFEIFER-STRAUSS HOUSE, ca. 1929
The Pfeifer-Strauss House was commissioned in 1929 as a home for Samuel B. Strauss and his growing family, including his wife Eleanor Pfeifer Strauss, a member of the influential Pfeifer Department Store family. The home was designed by architect Thomas Harding, Sr., the son of Thomas Harding who was an early and prominent resident architect in Little Rock during the late 19th century. The home was designed in the French-eclectic style, with rock faced facades, large windows, steep-pitched gable and hipped roofs and even a circular tower and turret. The Struass family continued to live in the house through the 1960s.
VOLKMER-ASHCRAFT HOUSE, 1921
444 Fairfax
The Volkmer-Ashcraft House was constructed by Thomas and Maggie Ashcraft in 1921. The home is a wonderful example of the marriage between Craftsman and English Revival styles featuring half-timbering and a clay tile roof which was common for Craftsman style homes in Little Rock. The Ashcrafts lived in the home until the late 1940s. It is now owned by the Coulter family.
CROOK HOUSE, 1925
516 Ridgeway
The Crook House was constructed in 1925 by Clarence and Ella Crook. At the time that he built the home Clarence served as the department manager of the Crook Overland Company. The home was built in the iconic American Foursquare style. The American Foursquare or American house style was popular from the mid-1890s to the late 1930s. A reaction to the ornate and mass-produced elements of the Victorian and other Revival styles popular throughout the last half of the 19th century. Clarence Crook died in the 1936, but his widow occupied the home until 1946. The home changed hands a few times after that. In the late 1980s the home was featured as a set in the "Ernest Green Story." The current owners, the Bean Family, purchased the home in 2010. They underwent a yearlong rehabilitation effort and moved in in 2011.
STORTHZ HOUSE, ca. 1927
450 Ridgeway
The Storthz House was built about 1927 for Joseph Storthz and his wife, Jennie. Set far from the street in a wooden lawn, the house is an especially picturesque example of the English Revival Style. At the time the Storthzes built the house, Joseph Storthz owned a jewelry store, but a few years later he became a partner in Storthz Brothers Investments. Rough-textured stucco and windows with diamond-shaped panes make the Storthz House unusually picturesque. Following Joseph Storthz's death, his widow occupied the house until the early 1970s. The Storthz House grounds will be featured on the Candlelight Tour.
MAYO HOUSE, 1919
478 Ridgeway
The Mayo House was built in 1919 by Richard Mayo, a single planter. The home is very unique and serves as a fantastic example of vernacular architecture. It is an unusual transitional style that incorporates craftsman elements and a unique hipped roof. Mayo sold the home in 1926 to Samuel J. Storthz, brother of Joseph Storthz who constructed the Storthz House at 450 Midland. The brothers worked together at Storthz Brothers Investments. The home also features landscaping done by P. Allen Smith in the 1980s. The Newbern Family moved into the Mayo House in 2004.
SCHACKELFORD HOUSE, ca. 1925
319 Midland
This brick veneered, wood framed traditional residence was built ca. 1925 for the family of Edward Walden Schackelford. Edward Schackelford had been a state manager for the Mid-Continent Life Insurance in Oklahoma and was transferred to be the State Manager for Arkansas during the early 1920s. The Schackelford family initially rented a home or apartment along Thayer Street near what is now the Arkansas School for the Blind. City directories show the Schackelford family continued to live in the home until 1932, when the family moved back to Oklahoma. During the 1930s through the 1950s, several families owned the house in turn, including Joseph Durham, Robert Stark and Lewis Cooper.
FOSTER-COCHRAN HOUSE, ca. 1912
3724 Hill Road
This House was built ca. 1912 by Samuel A. Cochran and his wife Marion Foster Cochran. The house was an early residence in the neighborhood that would come to be called Hillcrest. This residence was remodeled around 1921 by local architect Max Mayer, who became well known throughout Central Arkansas during the 1920s and 1930s. Mayer was well known in Little Rock for his distinctive designs throughout many of the up-scale neighborhoods of the city. The rear garage was also expanded into a guest house/rental cottage when Mayer renovated the property. Today, the Foster-Cochran house is a unique high-style Craftsman Bungalow, with a deep front porch and a wide dormer with several windows along the front of the house.
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Thank you to our 2016 Spring Tour sponsors!
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Mike Metzler
Lisenne Rockefeller and Family
Hillcrest Residents Association
Hillcrest Merchants Association
"Friends of Hillcrest"
"Friends of Hillcrest"
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And Thank You to our QQA Corporate Sponsors!
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Historic Building Marker Program Feature
Curran Hall's Historic Marker is in place!
The Quapaw Quarter Association was excited to announce the new Historic Building Marker Program launched last Spring at the 51st Spring Tour. Mother's Day Brunch and Tour attendees will have the pleasure of seeing the Curran Hall historic building marker.
This program replaces the discontinued Quapaw Quarter Historic Structure Plaque and the QQA Historic House Marker Programs. The markers will be aluminum and approximately 14 inches wide by 12 inches high. They will display the building name and date of construction. They may be pole-mounted, or attached directly to the building. If you are interested in the program, there will be information available at Spring Tour 2016.
More information about the program is available here
Applications for markers will be accepted this fall.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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Saturday, May 7
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Self guided tours of five historic houses and Pulaski Heights Elementary School
$20 in advance, $30 day of tour
5:00-9:00 p.m.
Candlelight Tour and Party
5:00-7:00
Self guided tours of six historic houses with champagne and appetizers, followed by a tour of the chapel and party with dinner and live music in the fellowship hall of Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church
$125, includes afternoon tour admission
Sunday, May 8
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Sunday Brunch and Garden Tour at Historic Curran Hall
$50
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Self guided tours of five historic homes
$20 in advance, $30 on site
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ENTERTAINMENT
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John Willis
Candlelight Party
Saturday, May 7
3:00-3:30 PM
Foster-Cochran House
Saturday, May 7
Mickey Rigby
2:00 PM
Foster-Cochran House
Sunday, May 8
Michael Carenbauer
2:00-4:00 PM
Crook House
Sunday, May 8
Brunch at Historic Curran Hall
11:00 AM-1PM
Sunday, May 8
Gio Antipolo
Afternoon tours
Volkmer-Ashcraft House
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CANDLELIGHT TOUR
Saturday May 7 5:00-7:00 PM
Party 7:30 PM
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The Tour, 5:00-7:00
The Candlelight Tour will include the special additions of the house at 319 Midland, a champagne stop at the Storthz House at 450 Midland, and the chapel at Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church, followed by a party in the church's fellowship hall with music from the
King of the Cocktail Party, John Willis.
The Party
Dinner will be hosted at Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church fellowship hall at 7:30 PM and the menu for the meal will include:
Champagne Chicken
Orange Cranberry Pork Tenderloin
Wild Rice
Seasoned Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes
Veggie Medley
Walnut Pear and Goat Cheese Salad with
Strawberry Mango Dressing
Garlic Bread
*There will be trolley services available until after dinner. Sunday afternoon tour tickets are included in the purchase price
**If you are interested in purchasing a table (10 tickets), please call our office for payment details
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BRUNCH AND GARDEN TOUR
Historic Curran Hall
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Sunday May 8, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
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Brunch
Enjoy Sunday Brunch at Historic Curarn Hall and tour the Marjem Ward Jackson Historic Garden.
The menu for the brunch will include:
Fresh fruit with dip
Assorted cheeses, olives, crackers
Pastry baked brie
Caprese skewers
Fresh vegetables and dip
Turkey, chicken salad, and vegetable pinwheels
Smoked ham croissants
Sausage quiche
Veggie quiche
Mini-muffins, baklava and brownies
Mimosa and Bloody Mary bars, coffee, tea, lemonade
*Brunch tickets include the Sunday afternoon tour
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AFTERNOON TOUR
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Saturday, May 7 1:00-4:00 PM and Sunday, May 8 1:00-5:00 PM
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The Tour
The tour will feature exterior and interior tours of all sites as well as live music and food vendors. Trolleys will run on a continuous loop between tour sites.
*Bottled water provided by Ben E. Keith Co.
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For More Information...
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Amanda Gwatney
Quapaw Quarter Association
501-371-0075
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Call for Volunteers
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We would not be able to host such a wonderful event if it weren't for the hard work and dedication of our Spring Tour volunteers.
Each volunteer will receive one free ticket to the Sunday afternoon tour, discounts on QQA merchandise, and are invited to a fabulous volunteer appreciation party Sunday, May 22nd at Historic Curran Hall.
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