Old State House Museum

The Old State House, formerly called the Arkansas State House, is the oldest surviving state capitol building west of the Mississippi River. It was the site of the secession convention, as well as the fourth constitutional convention when delegates agreed to ensure voting rights for freedmen and establish public education. The State House was constructed between 1833 and 1842. In 1947, the Old State House was made a museum by acts of the Arkansas legislature, a status it has enjoyed ever since.