Shelia'S Collectibles
Arkansas Ladies
ARK02
| Hanford-Terry House Retired 12/98, |
ARK03
| Wings House Retired 12/98, |
ARK01
| Rosalie House Retired 4/99, (sold out) |
ARK04
| Pillow-Thompson House Retired 6/99, (sold out)
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Price each + S&H Prices subject to change without notice
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Information & history on rear of plaque:
ARK01 Rosalie House, Eureka Springs, AR. This mansion, with large encircling verandah, is a mixture of Queen Anne and Carpenter Gothic styles. Built in 1883, the original owner J.W.Hill, intended this house to be "the best and fanciest" in town. Eureka Springs, nestled in the Ozarks, is a popular spa resort known for the healing powers of the local springs.
ARK02 Handford-Terry House, Batesville, AR. In 1888, Charles and James Handford embarked on simultaneous projects in Batesville. Each man chose to build identical Queen Annes directly across the street from one another. Hiring the same construction crew, the houses were built at the same time with the crew alternating work between the two. The two houses once completed were exact copies, even down to the trim work and mantels. The Handford-Terry House, one of the two identical Queen annes, still stands today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
ARK03 Wings, Eureka Springs, AR. Wings is an original Eureka springs home built in 1898 by Mr. Ulysses Grant Kelley. Mr. Kelley owned and operated the Sawmill in Eureka springs. The present owners, Ron, Mary Lou and Heather Evans, purchased the home in 1978 and restored it. The home has 2500 sq.ft. and beautiful antique stained glass. Wings is a Victorian Tour Home with a year-round Christmas theme and is filled with exotic birds housed in beautiful Aviariums created by the noted aviculturist, Paul Puckett. These glass cases are ecologically complete units providing an enclosed environment similar to the perfect biological world. As a result, the lifespan of these birds may increase by as much as 300%. This revolutionary concept provides hope for future keeping and breeding of endangered birds.
ARK04 Pillow-Thompson House, Helena, AR. Built in 1896 by Jerome B.Pillow from plans designed by George F.Barber of Knoxville, TN. Five generations have lived in this house. Jerome B.Pillow owned a livery stable and mule barn in Helena. According to a 1904 newspaper article, he also "owned and managed several fine cotton plantations and a few smaller farms". Jerome Pillows granddaughter, Josephine de Man, married Francis Thompson, a local banker. Mr.Thompson died in the 1980s, and shortly before her own death, Josephine Thompson and her son george de Man, donated the house to the Phillips Community College Foundation.
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