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[[Image:Delta Cultural Center-HelenaAR.jpg|thumb|Delta Cultural Center Visitors Center]]
|name = Delta Cultural Center
The '''Delta Cultural Center''' in downtown [[Helena, Arkansas|Helena]], [[Arkansas]], is a cultural center and [[museum]] of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. It is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the culture of the [[Arkansas Delta]].
|image = Delta Cultural Center-HelenaAR.jpg
|caption = Helena Depot, main site of the museum
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The center consists of three buildings:
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|established = 1990
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|location = Natchez and Missouri Sts., [[Helena, Arkansas]]
|type = [[History museum]]
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|website = [http://www.deltaculturalcenter.com www.deltaculturalcenter.com]
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Helena Depot
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| image =
| caption = The train depot
| location = Natchez and Missouri Sts., Helena, Arkansas
| coordinates =
| locmapin = Arkansas#USA
| map_caption = Location in [[Arkansas]]##Location in United States
| built = {{Start date|1915}}
| architecture = Bungalow/craftsman
| added = November 5, 1987
| area = less than one acre
| refnum = 87000877<ref name="nris">{{NRISref |refnum=87000877|version=2010a}}</ref>
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The '''Delta Cultural Center''' in downtown [[Helena, Arkansas]], is a cultural center and [[museum]] of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. It is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the culture of the [[Arkansas Delta]].<ref name="lmdd">{{cite book |last1=Works |first1=United States Congress Senate Committee on Environment and Public |title=Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act: Joint Hearing Before the Committees on Environment and Public Works and Small Business, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2246, a Bill to Establish the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission, June 28, 1988 |date=28 June 1988 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=158 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=joDwNXS_UmkC&dq=%22Delta+Cultural+Center%22+Arkansas&pg=PA158 |access-date=31 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> They also partner with other cultural organizations to interpret different cultural elements.<ref name="mir">{{cite news |last1=Reynolds |first1=Miranda |title=Museum partners with Hispanic Center to preserve history |url=https://www.kait8.com/2020/07/05/museum-partners-with-hispanic-center-preserve-history/ |access-date=31 March 2021 |work=Kait8 |date=5 July 2020}}</ref>


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The center consists of three buildings:
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*A Visitors Center which houses an interactive exhibition of Delta music including the [[King Biscuit Blues Festival]] and the broadcast facilities for [[King Biscuit Time]] which is the longest running [[blues]] radio program in the nation.


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*A Visitors Center which houses an interactive exhibition of Delta music including the [[Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival|King Biscuit Blues Festival]] and the broadcast facilities for [[King Biscuit Time]] which is the longest running [[blues]] radio program in the nation.
*The Train Depot which houses an exhibit of the [[American Civil War]] in Helena including the [[Battle of Helena]], Union occupation of the area, slave experiences, and women in Civil War Helena. The Train Depot also has exhibits on the history of the Mississippi River including the [[Great Mississippi Flood of 1927]] and exhibits on Delta agriculture and Native American history.
*The Train Depot, a former Union Pacific station,<ref name="ako">{{cite news |last1=Schnedler |first1=Jack |title=ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: 'All aboard!' ... Train stations offer trips to the past |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/feb/09/all-aboard-train-stations-offer-trips-to-the-past/?features-travel |access-date=31 March 2021 |work=Arkansas Online |date=9 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> at Natchez and Missouri Street, houses exhibits on the [[American Civil War]] in Helena including the 1863 [[Battle of Helena]], Union occupation of the area, slave experiences, and women in Civil War Helena. The Train Depot also has exhibits on the history of the [[Mississippi River]] including the [[Great Mississippi Flood of 1927]] and exhibits on Delta agriculture and Native American history. This c. 1915 Craftsman/Classical Revival building<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web |url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/PH0090-pdf |title=NRHP nomination for Helena Depot |publisher=Arkansas Preservation |access-date=2014-11-06 }}</ref> is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
[[File:Moore-Hornor_House.JPG|left|thumb|Moore-Hornor House]]
*The Moore-Hornor House, at 323 [[Beech Street Historic District (Helena-West Helena, Arkansas)|Beech Street]], is a red brick [[Greek revival architecture|Greek Revival]]/[[Italianate]]-style home built in 1859,<ref name=NRHP_Moore>{{cite web |url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/PH0218-pdf |title=NRHP nomination for Moore-Hornor House |publisher=Arkansas Preservation |access-date=2014-11-06 }}</ref> and is also listed on the National Register. The back yard of the home saw fierce hand-to-hand fighting during the Battle of Helena in the Civil War.


==See also==
*The Moore-Hornor House is a [[Greek revival architecture|Greek Revival]]/[[Italianate]]-style home. The back yard of the home saw fierce hand-to-hand fighting during the Battle of Helena in the Civil War and will house Living History presentations and archaeology exhibits when restoration is completed.
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Phillips County, Arkansas|National Register of Historic Places listings in Phillips County]], Arkansas
* [[List of music museums]]

==References==
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{{Adjacent stations|system=Missouri Pacific Railroad|line=Wynne-Helena|left=Latour}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.deltaculturalcenter.com/ Delta Cultural Center website]
* [http://www.deltaculturalcenter.com/ Delta Cultural Center website]
{{Helena–West Helena, Arkansas}}


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[[Category:African-American museums in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Arkansas Heritage Trails System]]
[[Category:History museums in Arkansas]]
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[[Category:History of Arkansas]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Music museums in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Museums in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1990]]
[[Category:Music museums]]
[[Category:Museums in Helena, Arkansas]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Phillips County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Former Missouri Pacific Railroad stations|Helena]]
[[Category:Former railway stations in Arkansas]]


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Latest revision as of 16:37, 8 November 2023

Delta Cultural Center
Helena Depot, main site of the museum
Map
Established1990
LocationNatchez and Missouri Sts., Helena, Arkansas
Coordinates34°31′19″N 90°35′9″W / 34.52194°N 90.58583°W / 34.52194; -90.58583
TypeHistory museum
Websitewww.deltaculturalcenter.com
Helena Depot
Delta Cultural Center is located in Arkansas
Delta Cultural Center
Location in Arkansas
Delta Cultural Center is located in the United States
Delta Cultural Center
Location in United States
LocationNatchez and Missouri Sts., Helena, Arkansas
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.87000877[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 1987

The Delta Cultural Center in downtown Helena, Arkansas, is a cultural center and museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. It is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the culture of the Arkansas Delta.[2] They also partner with other cultural organizations to interpret different cultural elements.[3]

The center consists of three buildings:

Moore-Hornor House
  • The Moore-Hornor House, at 323 Beech Street, is a red brick Greek Revival/Italianate-style home built in 1859,[6] and is also listed on the National Register. The back yard of the home saw fierce hand-to-hand fighting during the Battle of Helena in the Civil War.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#87000877)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Works, United States Congress Senate Committee on Environment and Public (28 June 1988). Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act: Joint Hearing Before the Committees on Environment and Public Works and Small Business, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2246, a Bill to Establish the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission, June 28, 1988. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 158. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Miranda (5 July 2020). "Museum partners with Hispanic Center to preserve history". Kait8. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ Schnedler, Jack (9 February 2021). "ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: 'All aboard!' ... Train stations offer trips to the past". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ "NRHP nomination for Helena Depot". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  6. ^ "NRHP nomination for Moore-Hornor House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Latour
toward Wynne
 Wynne - Helena Terminus
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