Homeless may be Responsible for Historic Building Fire
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Little Rock fire investigators are looking into the possibility that a homeless individual may have accidentally started a fire that destroyed the historic Mosaic Templars Building.
They say there was a 2 foot opening in the back of the building. At first they thought construction maybe to blame because the building was being renovated into a museum.
Dedicated in 1913 by Booker T. Washington, the Mosaic Templars Building became a vibrant center for African American life and an important symbol of black economic achievement in racially segregated Little Rock.
