Home Economics House

On January 4, 1939, the Trustees authorized President Day to purchase the property on the corner of Tenth and Henderson Streets, just to the east of the President's home, for $6,000 from the heirs of Mrs. George W. (Belle) Moore. This tract was “greatly needed by said College for its proper expansion”. On the lot was a two-story frame house in good condition. President Day could "expend out of the cash funds of [Henderson] the sum of $1,500 as a down payment on the property”. To complete the purchase price, the College obtained a loan of $4,500 from the Arkadelphia Federal Savings and Loan Association. The Board also authorized the College Disbursing Agent to pay out cash funds or from State appropriated funds the sum of $52.25 per month to the above Loan Association, with the first payment due on January 15, 1939. The College made the final loan payment on October 2, 1944. Upon the purchase of this property the College owned all of the frontage along Henderson Street from Tenth to Twelfth Streets.

This house became known as the Home Management House (later the Home Economics House) and was used as a lab for the Home Economics program housed in nearby Proctor Hall. Students could cook, decorate, host events, and practice home management skills in an actual home setting.

The Home Economics House stopped appearing on campus maps in the early 1980s. By 2001, the site was the location of the Education Center building.