Draft:St. John's College (Arkansas)

Not to be confused with St. John's Seminary in Little Rock

St. John's College was a masonic college in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was conceived in 1850 by Grand Master Elbert H. English and received a state charter the same year. Classes were first held in 1859. It was used as a Confederate and then Union Army hospital during the American Civil War until 1867 when it returned to scholastic use. In 1873 a law department was added. It ceased iperations in 1882. The campus was sold in 1889 and its buildings burned in 1890. The college was located where MacArthur Park is now located.

E. H. English's address at the cornerstone laying in 1857 is extant.

Alumni

 * Fay Hempstead