Designing Women's Houses
The Sugarbaker's Design interior decorating firm was operated out of Julia Sugarbaker's attractive suburban home at 1521 Sycamore Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Although the TV series was based in Georgia, the exterior shots of the Sugarbaker home were actually photographs of the Villa Marre, a private home located at 1321 Scott Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Built in 1881 by Angelo Marre and his wife Jennie Marre, the Victorian home with touches of Italian architectural style passed through the possession of a few more owners until it finally fell into disrepair in the 1960s. It was renovated and then given to the Quapaw Quarter Association in 1979 by James W. Strawn, Jr. It was sold in 2002 to private owners for residential use. In 2011 it was sold to a local businessman for use as offices and an event center.
A few blocks away from the Villa Marre is the Arkansas Governor's Mansion (former home of Bill & Hillary Clinton) located at 1800 Center Street (at 18th and Spring Street). The exterior of this Georgian Colonial style building (finished in 1950) served as Suzanne Sugarbaker's residence during the early episodes of the program.
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