Guidebook for Downtown Conway
Food Scene
Mike's Place
808 Front StDelicious local place. Cajun, steaks and it is all good
Favorite local diner. Always something good on the menu. Checkout the bakery behind it. A long walk or short drive from our place
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Stoby's Restaurant
805 Donaghey AveFavorite local diner. Always something good on the menu. Checkout the bakery behind it. A long walk or short drive from our place
Favorite local place downtown. This is our local "greasy spoon." Open 5 AM to 2 PM. Check it out at least once
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Bob's Grill & Cafeteria
1112 Oak StFavorite local place downtown. This is our local "greasy spoon." Open 5 AM to 2 PM. Check it out at least once
Drinks & Nightlife
Kings Live Music
1020 Front StLocal favorite.
Parks & Nature
One of the most beautiful parks you will visit . Great hiking
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Petit Jeanin osavaltion puisto
1285 Petit Jean Mountain RdOne of the most beautiful parks you will visit . Great hiking
Conway Tennis Center
2215 Prince StreetTennis Center. Updated and convenient to our place on Donaghey
Laurel Park
2310 Robinson AveNice city park close to our place on Donaghey.
Neighborhoods
Check out some local historic homes .
Oak Street turns in to Caldwell Street as you pass through the intersection at Locust heading East from Toad Suck Square.
Check out the houses at 1922 Caldwell St (1907), Smith Home, 1837 Caldwell Street (mixture of Mediterranean
and Colonial Revival styles. Check out the wrought iron
balcony, the tile roof, the arched windows and
the tufted columns beside the front door. Front door itself shows Colonial Revival influence Home was designed by noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thomas and built for Samuel Gallatin Smith and his wife, Ellen Grisard Smith, in 1924)
Next, check out the Ward Home at 1912 Caldwell Street
The original home built here was destroyed then the Ward
family used the same foundation to build this home in 1951. It has been the site of lots of community events and social parties. Dave Ward was born in Texas in 1904. The son of a
blacksmith. His family moved to the Vilonia area in 1917 and relocated to Conway several years later. In 1926, Ward, a welder went to work and returned in 1928, married and set up his own blacksmith and welding shop. In 1933, Brady Truck Line in Conway approached Mr. Ward about raising the roof of a bus.then later he commissioned the building of a bus from Ward. As a result, Ward Body Works
was founded. Ward bus was a very early pioneer in building school buses and was a large employer in the area.
Proceed to the Brown Home at 1604 Caldwell Street. This home was built in 1904 by Charles L. Thompson for the family of Dr. George S. and Lula
Harrell Brown. The home incorporates a mixture of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. The wrap-around porch with fish-scale shingles, asymmetrical facade, and irregular
roof lines are all characteristic of Queen Anne. The Ionic columns on the front porch characterize Colonial Revival style. It is considered a transitional style home
because it features a mixing of eclectic architectural styles blending features that were still popular
at the time with another style that was becoming more favored . Dr. Brown was an 1872 graduate of Dartmouth College and a local surgeon. Check out the Clayton home at 1811 Caldwell Street. This house was built by Mr. Scarborough for James Clayton, a Hendrix college graduate,
between 1938 and 1940 on land inherited from his father, W.B. Clayton, a local grocery wholesaler. The elder Clayton’s home was a large house that occupied the corner of Caldwell and Davis now demolished when the three
houses that now stand on the property were built. Inside the house are doors from the old W. B. Clayton house, a stair rail post from the Earnest Spessard house across the
street, and at an earlier time also featured a built-in telephone nook. The wood floors in the house are original to the home and have a very unusual “random plank” placement, that is, alternating wide and
narrow planks. An old patio in the backyard was constructed of slabs of slate from old
sidewalks that once graced the streets of Conway.
James Clayton was instrumental in the formation and operations of of Conway’s first radio broadcasting station, KCON, which began operations in 1950.
Caldwell Street
Caldwell StreetCheck out some local historic homes .
Oak Street turns in to Caldwell Street as you pass through the intersection at Locust heading East from Toad Suck Square.
Check out the houses at 1922 Caldwell St (1907), Smith Home, 1837 Caldwell Street (mixture of Mediterranean
and Colonial Revival styles. Check out the wrought iron
balcony, the tile roof, the arched windows and
the tufted columns beside the front door. Front door itself shows Colonial Revival influence Home was designed by noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thomas and built for Samuel Gallatin Smith and his wife, Ellen Grisard Smith, in 1924)
Next, check out the Ward Home at 1912 Caldwell Street
The original home built here was destroyed then the Ward
family used the same foundation to build this home in 1951. It has been the site of lots of community events and social parties. Dave Ward was born in Texas in 1904. The son of a
blacksmith. His family moved to the Vilonia area in 1917 and relocated to Conway several years later. In 1926, Ward, a welder went to work and returned in 1928, married and set up his own blacksmith and welding shop. In 1933, Brady Truck Line in Conway approached Mr. Ward about raising the roof of a bus.then later he commissioned the building of a bus from Ward. As a result, Ward Body Works
was founded. Ward bus was a very early pioneer in building school buses and was a large employer in the area.
Proceed to the Brown Home at 1604 Caldwell Street. This home was built in 1904 by Charles L. Thompson for the family of Dr. George S. and Lula
Harrell Brown. The home incorporates a mixture of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. The wrap-around porch with fish-scale shingles, asymmetrical facade, and irregular
roof lines are all characteristic of Queen Anne. The Ionic columns on the front porch characterize Colonial Revival style. It is considered a transitional style home
because it features a mixing of eclectic architectural styles blending features that were still popular
at the time with another style that was becoming more favored . Dr. Brown was an 1872 graduate of Dartmouth College and a local surgeon. Check out the Clayton home at 1811 Caldwell Street. This house was built by Mr. Scarborough for James Clayton, a Hendrix college graduate,
between 1938 and 1940 on land inherited from his father, W.B. Clayton, a local grocery wholesaler. The elder Clayton’s home was a large house that occupied the corner of Caldwell and Davis now demolished when the three
houses that now stand on the property were built. Inside the house are doors from the old W. B. Clayton house, a stair rail post from the Earnest Spessard house across the
street, and at an earlier time also featured a built-in telephone nook. The wood floors in the house are original to the home and have a very unusual “random plank” placement, that is, alternating wide and
narrow planks. An old patio in the backyard was constructed of slabs of slate from old
sidewalks that once graced the streets of Conway.
James Clayton was instrumental in the formation and operations of of Conway’s first radio broadcasting station, KCON, which began operations in 1950.
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Check out historic homes in Conway
Check out some historic homes in Conway Arkansas during your visit. Here is a handy link with addresses and information.
Faulkner County Ar history - Historic homes
https://faulknerhistory.org/wp-content/docs/Historic-Homes.pdf