Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Edward Durell Stone
Architect
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024
1. Edward Durell Stone Marker
Professor of Architecture Yale, Princeton, Cornell, NYU and U of A. Recipient of AIA gold medals. Internationally known. Designed Radio City Music Hall, Kennedy Center, Museum of Modern Art 1936, US Embassy New Delhi, Busch Memorial Stadium, General Motors Office Tower, U of A Medical Center.
Fayetteville, Arkansas Inducted 2003
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 34° 30.628′ N, 93° 3.223′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Spring Street and Central Avenue (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling west on Spring Street. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the south side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chester Lauck & Norris Goff (here, next to this marker); Bobby Mitchell (here, next to this marker); Jimmy Driftwood (here, next to this marker); Charlie Rich (here, next to this marker); Dizzy and Daffy Dean
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Also see . . . Edward Durell Stone (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: American architect known for the formal, highly decorative buildings he designed in the 1950s and 1960s. His works include the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City; the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico; the Keller Center at the University of Chicago; the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.; and the EcoTarium, formerly known as the New England Science Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Stone was born and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He attended the University of Arkansas, Harvard and M.I.T. Stone was an early advocate of the International Style. Stone's designs brought him commercial success. By the 1960s, his firm was among the largest architectural practices in the United States, with over 200 employees and offices on both coasts.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024
2. Edward Durell Stone Marker
Looking north from Spring Street; it is the rightmost of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
