The Arkansas Building
Fronting two of the prominent boulevards on the Plateau of States was the
pretentious Arkansas building, representative of the varied resources of
a single commonwealth. All of the materials used n the construction were
products of the State, and in its finishings was one of the finest displays
of woods at the Exposition. The building covered 150 square feet, as was
surrounded by a broad veranda where tired visitors sought rest after their
sight-seeing and enjoyed the beauty of the Gardens. Two imposing entrances
of the dignified Colonial type proved access to the spacious reception hall
on the main floor. Opposite the east front were the Iowa and New Jersey
buildings, across the avenue on the south was the Indiana building, on the
west was the Connecticut and on the north the Kansas buildings. Native hard
woods were displayed in the stained-oak floor, which was profusely ornamented
with inlaid work. The walls of the reception hall were tinted in empire
green with a frieze border three feet deep. Against bits of clouds and sky
boughs of apple blossoms, the State's floral emblem were painted. Most attractive
of the splendid furnishings was a marble mantelpiece of Eureka Springs onyx.
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