Curran Hall
Curran Hall is the name given to the historic Walters-Curran-Bell House constructed by Colonel Ebenezer Walters in 1842. The house was a gift to Colonel Walter's new bride, Mary Eliza Starbuck. The house was also the home of James Moore Curran and spouse Sophie Fulton. Sophie Fulton was the daughter of William Savin Fulton, the last territorial governor of Arkansas and the state's first U.S. Senator. The house was later owned by Mary Eliza Woodruff Bell, daughter of Arkansas Gazette founder William E. Woodruff.
The house was acquired by the City of Little Rock in 1996 and became the Little Rock Visitor Information Center in May 2002. On March 12, 2007, management of the Hall was moved to the Quapaw Quarter Association after the Little Rock Convention and Visitor's Bureau indicated that it no longer had need of the facility. The Clinton School of Public Service had also indicated an interest in the structure for expanded classroom space, but was opposed by the public.
The house is located in the MacArthur Park Historic District.
References
- Kristin Netterstrom, "Group Renews Lease for Curran Hall Site," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 11, 2008.
