Date Original
1903
Description
This collection contains a building contract for the new Arkansas State Capitol.
Biographical/Historical Note
Construction for the Arkansas State Capitol building began in July 1899. The building project ran into many delays, controversies, and political scandals, which resulted in the completion of the building being delayed until 1915. The building was constructed by many different contractors, including George W. Caldwell and Lester Drake, who made up the firm Caldwell and Drake of Columbus, Indiana. This firm was involved in some of the scandals, which included bribing Senator Frank Butt. The Board of State Capitol Commissioners consisted of John B. McCaleb, Z.T. Matthews, J.M. Flenniken, R.W. McFarland, and W.B. Alexander.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.017.011
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas State Capitol building contract, SMC.017.011
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas State Capitol building contract, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
