Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is a replica building started in May 2006 at the corner of Ninth and Broadway streets in Little Rock. The original building burned to the ground during renovation activity in 2005. Reconstruction of the historic structure, costing $8.3 million, was funded by the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. The building at its grand opening on September 19-20, 2008, housed a museum of Little Rock's black history and culture. The current director of the museum is Constance Sarto.
Mosaic Templars National Headquarters Building
The original Mosaic Templars of America building on the site at the corner of West Ninth Street and Broadway was dedicated in 1913 by Booker T. Washington. The building was not in use beyond the 1970s, and was slated for restoration by the Arkansas General Assembly in 2001 as the site of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. Jameson Architects and Carson and Associates were tapped to complete the restoration. The building was destroyed by fire on March 17, 2005.
References
- Jack Schnedler, "Up From the Ashes: Rebuilt After 2005 Fire, Mosaic Templars Museum Celebrates Achievements of Black Arkansans," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 18, 2008.
