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| − | 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, expected to cost $7 million, is being funded by the [[Department of Arkansas Heritage]]. The building will house a museum of Little Rock's black history and culture. | + | 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, expected to cost $7 million, is being funded by the [[Department of Arkansas Heritage]]. The building at its grand opening on September 19-20, 2008, will house a museum of Little Rock's black history and culture. |
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| + | The original Templars building on the site at the corner of West Ninth Street and Broadway was constructed in 1913. 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. | ||
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Revision as of 10:00, 19 August 2008
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, expected to cost $7 million, is being funded by the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The building at its grand opening on September 19-20, 2008, will house a museum of Little Rock's black history and culture.
Mosaic Templars National Headquarters Building
The original Templars building on the site at the corner of West Ninth Street and Broadway was constructed in 1913. 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.
