2005 Annual Report
From the Director
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program saw great progress during Federal Fiscal Year 2005. The agency awarded a total of $1,885,198 in grants for historic preservation projects around the state. More than $4 million were invested in Arkansas's historic properties through federal historic preservation tax incentives. Main Street Arkansas successfully nominated the Arkansas Delta to participate in the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Rural Heritage Development Initiative. AHPP historians traveled the state documenting historic buildings that reflect our shared heritage as Arkansans. The agency's Section 106 staff reviewed thousands of federal undertakings and completed several long-standing negotiations.
FFY06 is proving to be another busy and successful year for the agency. The AHPP continues to use GIS and GPS technology to further its historic preservation goals. The AHPP is continuing its survey of historic agricultural properties in the Delta and is documenting buildings designed by John Parks Almand and resources built through the Public Works Administration, which will result in nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. More cities are preparing to join the Certified Local Government program, and our education programs for students and adults will reach thousands across the state this year.
Arkansans to preserve the places that define our history.
Ken Grunewald
AHPP Director
FFY05: The Year in Review
- Students visited by AHPP educational outreach programs: 4,770
- Adults visited by AHPP educational outreach programs: 3,289
- County Courthouse Preservation Subgrants: $1,013,689
- Historic Preservation Restoration Grants: $459,923
- Main Street Downtown Revitalization Grants: $180,000
- Main Street Model Business Grants: $80,071
- Certified Local Government Grants: $151,515
- Main Street Arkansas: 18 Arkansas towns involved in the program, technical assistance provided to some 4,774 Arkansans
- Properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Places: 76
- Properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places: 72
- Properties listed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places: 2
- Project Grants received: $950,000 from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council and $582,950 from the National Park Service
- Tax projects: 7 projects completed, representing $4,064,884 in private investment
- Conservation easements: 16 added, 287 total
- Historic Site Surveys completed: 646
- Federal undertakings reviewed: 3,215
- Technical assistance provided: 6,047 constituents
Highlights of Federal Fiscal Year 2005
Grant Programs
The AHPP awarded $1,885,198 in grants during FFY05, providing assistance to historic properties, county courthouses and downtown areas. (A complete list of grant projects is included in Appendix I.) Grants were awarded as follows:
$1,013,689 in County Courthouse Restoration Subgrants, which distribute state Real Estate Transfer Tax funds provided through the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council for preservation of National Register-listed buildings that serve courthouse functions. Recipients included Calhoun, Cleveland, Crawford, Dallas, Drew, Garland, Greene, Independence, Lafayette, Lee, Logan, Lonoke, Phillips, Poinsett, Polk, Prairie, Pulaski, Scott, Searcy and Stone counties.
Texarkana Municipal Building
$459,923 in Historic Preservation Restoration Grants, which are available to municipalities and non-profit organizations for properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places or to any owners of Arkansas Register-listed properties if the work done will make them National Register-eligible. Grants were awarded for projects at War Eagle, Norman, Pottsville, Russellville, Texarkana, Warren, Arkadelphia, Paris, Monticello, Conway, Saint Paul, Imboden, Helena, Benton, Morrilton, Valley Springs and Williford.
$151,515 in Certified Local Government Grants was awarded to Conway, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Fort Smith, Helena, Hot Springs, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Osceola, Pine Bluff, Rogers and Van Buren.
$180,000 in Downtown Revitalization grants was awarded to Main Street Arkansas cities. Grants went to Batesville, Bentonville, Blytheville, Clinton, Dumas, El Dorado, Hardy, Harrison, Helena, North Little Rock, Osceola, Ozark, Paragould, Rogers, Russellville, Searcy, Texarkana and West Memphis.
$80,071 in Main Street Model Business Grants was awarded to the local Main Street Arkansas programs in Batesville, Ozark and Paragould. This program provides funds for improvements to local businesses that then serve as models for their neighbors.
The AHPP also received a $582,950 grant from the National Park Service to finance the agency's survey and planning activities and a $950,000 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council for the County Courthouse Restoration Subgrant program.
National Register of Historic Places
The Hubbard Rice Dryer at Weiner in Poinsett County was one of 72 Arkansas properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places during FFY05.
A total of 72 properties in 39 Arkansas counties were added to the National Register of Historic Places, the country's official list of historic properties worthy of preservation, during FFY05. (A complete list is available in Appendix II below.) Those included nominations that constituents prepared with the assistance of AHPP staff members, as well as staff-generated nominations listed for Edward Durell Stone-designed buildings, Rosenwald schools, structures built by African-American craftsman Silas Owens Sr., and properties notable for their association with cotton and rice farming in the Arkansas Delta. The AHPP's State Review Board nominated a total of 76 properties to the National Register during the federal fiscal year.
The National Register program also began an initiative in FFY05 to list more Arkansas commercial districts on the register, with the goal of making more downtown property owners eligible to take advantage of the 20 percent historic preservation tax credit for reuse of structures for income-producing uses. Clinton, Bentonville, Blytheville, Stuttgart and Booneville were approached about being pilot cities for the initiative.
The National Register recognizes properties significant at the local, state and national levels for their association with historic themes, significant people or architects, their method of construction or architectural style, or their potential to provide future information through archeological study or other research.
Two properties were listed on the Arkansas Register during FFY05. The Arkansas Register recognizes historically significant properties that are not eligible for National Register recognition, usually because of non-historic alterations. (Those properties are identified below.)
Properties in Grant and Nevada counties were added to the National Register during FFY05, making a total of 10 listed in each county and bringing the AHPP closer to its goal of having a minimum of 10 National Register listings in each of the state's 75 counties.
The National Register staff also provided technical assistance to 1,368 constituents during FFY05, helping people from Alexander, Alma, Almyra, Altheimer, Arkadelphia, Arkansas City, Atkins, Augusta, Bald Knob, Barling, Barton, Bates, Batesville, Beaver, Bella Vista, Belleville, Benton, Bentonville, Berryville, Bluffton, Blytheville, Boles, Bonanza, Bonneville, Bono, Brinkley, Bryant, Buffalo Point, Cabot, Calico Rock, Camden, Cash Bend, Cave City, Centerville, Charleston, Clarksville, Clinton, Clover Bend, Concord, Conway, Cotter, Crawfordsville, Crossett, Cypert, Dalton, Damascus, Decatur, Denmark, Dermott, DeWitt, Dumas, El Dorado, Elkins, Emerson, Erbie, Etowah, Eudora, Eureka Springs, Farmington, Fayetteville, Fordyce, Forrest City, Fort Smith, Fulton, Garfield, Gassville, Gentry, Gilbert, Gillett, Gould, Gravette, Grubbs, Gurdon, Hagerville, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardy, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hartford, Hazel Valley, Hazen, Heber Springs, Helena, Hermitage, Hogeye, Hollis, Hope, Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village, Hoxie, Hughes, Huntsville, Imboden, Immanuel, Jacksonville, Jasper, Jerome, Jessieville, Jonesboro, Judd Hill, Judsonia, Keiser, Lagrange, Lake Village, Lamar, Lanesburg, Lavaca, Leslie, Levesque, Lewisville, Lexa, Lincoln, Little Rock, Lockesburg, Lonoke, Lowell, Mabelvale, Magnolia, Malvern, Marianna, Marshall, Marvell, Maumelle, McCaskill, McCrory, McGehee, McRae, Mena, Mineral Springs, Monticello, Moro, Moscow, Mount Ida, Mount Olive, Mount Sherman, Mount Vernon, Mountain Home, Mountain View, Murfreesboro, New Blaine, New Edinburgh, Newark, Newport, Norfork, North Little Rock, Oil Trough, Osceola, Ozark, Paragould, Paris, Parkin, Pea Ridge, Pelsor, Pencil Bluff, Perryville, Peterpender, Piggott, Pindall, Pine Buff, Pinnacle Valley, Portland, Poyen, Prairie Grove, Prescott, Providence, Redfield, Rison, Rogers, Rosebud, Rush, Russellville, Saint Paul, Sand Gap, Saratoga, Scotland, Scott, Searcy, Sherrill, Sherwood, Siloam Springs, Springdale, Springfield, Stamps, Star City, Strong, Stuttgart Sulphur Springs, Sweet Home, Texarkana, Tillar, Tontitown, Trumann, Tuckerman, Turkey Scratch, Twin Groves, Union Chapel, Van Buren, Viola, Waldron, Walnut Ridge, Warren, Washington, West Memphis, Williford, Winslow, Wrightsville, Wynne and Yellville.
Section 106 Review
One of the AHPP's major duties under the National Historic Preservation Act is Section 106 Review, a process in which the agency examines undertakings funded, licensed, assisted or permitted through federal agencies to assess their impact on historic properties. Through this process, the AHPP can comment on such impacts and work with the federal agencies involved to mitigate any potentially adverse effects. During FFY05, the Section 106 staff reviewed 3,215 federal undertakings. Included in the year's reviews were four historic preservation management plans, five archeological data recover plans, 176 cultural resources survey reports, nine environmental impact statements, 14 environmental assessments, four programmatic agreements, 12 memoranda of agreement and two historic preservation covenants.
Among major projects the Section 106 Review staff reviewed during FFY05 were the Fort Smith water supply project, Highway 71 relocation project and the proposed Interstate 69 project.
The Section 106 staff provided technical assistance to 930 Arkansans during FFY05, working with them on projects in Alleene, Alma, Alpena, Arkadelphia, Arkansas City, Arkansas Post, Ash Flat, Aubrey, Augusta, Barling, Batesville, Bayou Meto, Beaver, Bella Vista, Benton, Bentonville, Bethel Heights, Biscoe, Bismarck, Blue Mountain, Blytheville, Booneville, Brinkley, Bryant, Bull Shoals, Buzzard Bluff, Cabot, Caldwell, Camden, Carlisle, Cass, Cave Springs, Chester, Clarendon, Clarksville, Conway, Corning, Coy, Crossett, Daisy, Danville, Dardanelle, DeQueen, DeValls Bluff, Diamond City, Doddridge, Edmondson, El Dorado, Elm Springs, England, Eudora, Eureka Springs, Falcon Bottoms, Fayetteville, Forrest City, Fort Chaffee, Fort Smith, Fouke, Friendship, Gould, Green Forest, Greenbrier, Greenland, Gurdon, Hamburg, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hazen, Helena, Hope, Hot Springs, Huntsville, Jacksonport, Jacksonville, Jasper, Jenny Lind, Jericho, Johnson, Jones Mill, Jonesboro, Lagrange, Lake Greeson, Lewisville, Little Rock, Lonoke, Lowell, Mabelvale, Magnolia, Malvern, Marianna, Marked Tree, McArthur, Melbourne, Mena, Millwood Lake, Monette, Monte Ne, Monticello, Morrilton, Mount Ida, Mountain Home, Mountain View, Mountainburg, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Norfork, North Little Rock, Okolona, Ola, Osceola, Ozan, Ozark, Paragould, Parkin, Pea Ridge, Peach Orchard, Piggott, Pine Bluff, Ponca, Pond Creek, Portia, Prairie Creek, Prairie Grove, Pruett, Rockport, Rogers, Russellville, Salem, Scott, Searcy, Sedgwick, Sherwood, Siloam Springs, Smithville, Springdale, Springfield, Star City, Stuttgart, Sulphur Rock, Texarkana, Tontitown, Trumann, Tyronza, Van Buren, Vilonia, Waldron, Walnut Ridge, Warren, Washburn, Washington, Weiner, West Fork, West Memphis, White Hall, Winslow and Wynne.
Certified Local Governments
El Dorado in Union County, along with Rogers in Benton County, joined the Certified Local Government program during FFY05.
Two new Arkansas cities were certified by the National Park Service in FFY05. El Dorado and Rogers joined Little Rock, North Little Rock, Eureka Springs, Hot Springs, Van Buren, Fort Smith, Osceola and Helena to bring Arkansas's total Certified Local Governments (CLGs) to 10. Each of these cities has a historic district protected through a local preservation ordinance. During FFY05, Pine Bluff and Blytheville each appointed new historic district commissions and are currently pursuing CLG status, along with Morrilton, which passed a preservation ordinance in 2002. Three CLGs - Eureka Springs, Helena, and Osceola - were named Preserve America communities by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. (Blytheville was also named a Preserve America community.)
The AHPP annually grants at least 10 percent of its federal funding for projects in CLGs or in cities seeking to join the program. In FFY05, a total of $151,515 was awarded for projects in twelve cities. Projects included architectural surveys, National Register nominations and the development of design guidelines for local historic districts. The AHPP hosted four quarterly training sessions for city staff members from CLG communities. Ten communities also used CLG grant funds to send representatives to the National Preservation Conference in Portland, OR.
A total of 1,524 constituents received CLG technical assistance during FFY04, including residents of Blytheville, Conway, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Fort Smith, Gravette, Helena, Hot Springs, Little Rock, Morrilton, Mountain View, Norfork, North Little Rock, Osceola, Pine Bluff, Rogers, Siloam Springs, Van Buren, War Eagle and Washington. AHPP staff also attended dozens of historic district commission meetings to provide technical support and advice to local preservation programs.
Main Street Arkansas
Main Street Arkansas continued its role as a vital element in the state's efforts to combine historic preservation with economic development and bring new life to the historic commercial cores of Arkansas's cities and towns.
During FFY05, the Arkansas Delta Region was selected as one of two rural pilot regions to participate in the Rural Heritage Development Initiative (RDHI), a new National Trust for Historic Preservation program that will work to implement preservation-based economic development strategies. Main Street Arkansas, Arkansas Scenic Byways and the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas are the principal partners for the initiative in Arkansas.
The new initiative is funded in significant part through a $745,000 three-year grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The Arkansas Delta was selected from 11 regions across the country that demonstrated the capacity to work collaboratively to develop cultural and heritage assets for economic benefit. Main Street Arkansas began the Arkansas Delta Initiative in April 2004 with a plan to identify and implement appropriate strategies for preservation-based economic revitalization, using a comprehensive, collaborative approach focusing on five Main Street Arkansas communities in the Delta. The strength of that initiative was a key factor in the Delta's selection as part of the RDHI.
Daniel Carey, director of the Southwest office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation; Valecia Crisafulli, assistant director for statewide and local programs for the National Trust; Marian Boyd, Main Street Arkansas state coordinator; Amy Jordan Webb, director of heritage tourism for the National Trust, and Cary Tyson, Main Street Arkansas assistant state coordinator participated in one of three public forums on heritage- and preservation-based economic development held in West Memphis.
The Rural Heritage Development Initiative will address the many issues facing rural regions today - from depopulation to the loss of their traditional agricultural base - and bring together various multi-disciplinary services of the National Trust for intensive work with partners in the pilot regions over a three-year period.
Through preservation-based strategies including heritage tourism, local entrepreneurial and business development, barn preservation, rural land-use planning, and neighborhood housing revitalization, the program will utilize local assets to achieve economic gains in the pilot regions. The Delta counties involved in the pilot project are Arkansas, Clay, Chicot, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Drew, Greene, Lee, Mississippi, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, and St. Francis.
Also during FFY05, Main Street Arkansas received legislative approval for the Arkansas Downtown Development Network (ADDN), which will expand state assistance to downtowns that are not in certified Main Street Arkansas cities. Among the services and benefits ADDN cities will receive are access to Main Street Arkansas's quarterly training meetings, organizational assistance, technical assistance and consultation with Main Street staff members, and access to the Main Street resource center. Pine Bluff and Little Rock's South Main Street area will serve as pilot programs for ADDN during FFY06.
Two Arkansas cities joined the Main Street Arkansas network during FFY05: Searcy and Texarkana. Main Street Texarkana is unusual in that it is one of the few bi-state Main Street programs, with part of the downtown area in Arkansas and part in Texas.
The Main Street Arkansas staff provided technical assistance to 3,723 Arkansans during FFY05, including constituents from the 18 Main Street Arkansas cities: Batesville, Bentonville, Blytheville, Clinton, Dumas, El Dorado, Hardy, Harrison, Helena, North Little Rock, Osceola, Ozark, Paragould, Rogers, Russellville, Searcy, Texarkana and West Memphis. Also receiving assistance from the Main Street staff during the year were residents of Camden, Evening Shade, Fayetteville, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, Leslie, Little Rock, McCrory, Piggott, Pine Bluff, Siloam Springs and Van Buren, West.
Main Street staff members also met with 1,021 Arkansans through presentations and technical assistance visits to Main Street Arkansas cities as well as the communities of Camden, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, Leslie, Little Rock, McCrory, Piggott, Pine Bluff and Siloam Springs.
The economic development achievements of Main Street Arkansas continued to grow during FFY05. The cities involved in Main Street recorded 188 new jobs during the year, as well as a net gain of 34 new businesses and 30 business expansions and relocations into downtown areas. The 18 towns saw 83 façade renovations, building rehabilitations and new construction projects in their downtown areas, representing $6,804,207 in private investment. The Main Street cities recorded 18 Main Street-generated public improvement projects during FFY05, and logged in 20,117 volunteer hours during the year.
Since its inception in 1984, Main Street Arkansas cities have yielded a net gain of 4,247 jobs, 811 new businesses and 810 business expansions and relocations into downtown. A total of $71,234,341 in private investment has financed 2,510 façade renovations, rehabilitations and new construction projects. The Main Street cities have seen 643 public improvement projects and 336,316 volunteer hours on Main Street matters.
Historic Preservation Tax Incentives
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One of the top incentives for adaptive reuse of historic structures in the United States is a 20 percent historic preservation tax credit for such projects, which the AHPP administers in Arkansas. During FFY05, seven Arkansas tax projects were completed in Arkadelphia, Fayetteville, Morrilton and Little Rock, representing $4,064,884 in private investment.
The federal tax reform act of 1986 contains several incentives for restoration of historic properties, including:
A 20 percent tax credit for the substantial rehabilitation of certified historic buildings for commercial, industrial and rental residential purposes.
A 10 percent tax credit for the substantial rehabilitation for nonresidential purposes of buildings built before 1936 that are ineligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. A straight-line depreciation period of 27.5 years for residential property and 31.5 years for nonresidential property for the depreciable basis of the rehabilitated building reduced by the amount of the tax credit claimed.
During FFY05, AHPP tax credit personnel made 181 site visits to provide technical assistance. In addition, 405 Arkansans received technical assistance on their historic preservation tax projects, including residents of Arkadelphia, Ashdown, Batesville, Benton, Bentonville, Blevins, Blytheville, Booneville, Bradford, Brinkley, Cabot, Calico Rock, Camden, Clinton, Clover Bend, Conway, Dardanelle, Denmark, DeValls Bluff, Douglas, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Garland, Gentry, Hamburg, Hampton, Harrisburg, Harrison, Heber Springs, Helena, Holly Grove, Hot Springs, Houston, Hoxie, Hughes, Huntsville, Ico, Imboden, Johnson, Jonesboro, Lanesburg, Lewisville, Little Rock, Lonoke, Lowell, Magnolia, Mammoth Spring, Marion, Marshall, Maumelle, Mayflower, Maysville, McCaskill, McNab, Melbourne, Mena, Monticello, Morrilton, Mount Ida, Mountain Home, Mountain View, Mt. Nebo, Newport, Norman, North Little Rock, Old Neely, Onia, Ozark, Paragould, Paris, Perryville, Pine Bluff, Pocahontas, Pottsville, Prescott, Rison, Rogers, Russellville, Saint Paul, Scott, Sheridan, Siloam Springs, Springdale, Stuttgart, Texarkana, Union, Valley Springs, Van Buren, Wabbaseka, War Eagle, Warren, Washington, Williford, Woodlawn, Yancopin and Yellville.
Special Projects
The AHPP continued a project with Arkansas State Parks and the Long Distance Trails Group Office of the National Park Service to place wayside interpretive exhibits on the Trail of Tears at North Little Rock, Helena, Pea Ridge National Military Park, Village Creek State Park, Lake Dardanelle State Park and Cadron Park. Special Projects historians identified Trail of Tears-related sites in Arkansas and continued to develop National Register nominations for eligible segments.
A new driving tour map focusing on National Register-listed properties associated with the activities of Arkansas social organizations was completed. Work began on the next map, which will feature National Register-listed schools around Arkansas.
The AHPP continued to improve its web site during FFY05, adding dozens of additional National Register nominations to the searchable database as well as downloadable publications and lesson plans.
The Special Projects section completed multiple-property historic contexts for historic properties associated with the effort to eradicate Texas fever from Arkansas cattle in the early twentieth century. Work began on a new context that will focus on the construction activities of New Deal agencies during the Great Depression. Special Projects staff also developed several National Register nominations of properties that African-American contractor Silas Owens, Sr., constructed.
Working with the six regional Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trail groups, the AHPP helped a non-profit Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trail Foundation, which received its 501(c)3 status during FFY05. The AHPP continued its participation in the Vicksburg Campaign Trail Study, which will include Arkansas sites associated with military activities centered around Vicksburg, Mississippi. The AHPP continued to provide technical assistance to the groups and also published a quarterly Arkansas Battlefield Update newsletter to keep Trail members aware of activities across the state.
Conservation Easements
Valley Springs School, located at Valley Springs in Boone County, will be protected in perpetuity, thanks to a conservation easement donated during FFY05.
The highest degree of protection available to the owner of a historic property can be realized through donation of a conservation easement to the AHPP. Through the easement program, owners of National Register-listed properties agree that they will not substantially alter their property. In return, the owners may be eligible for a federal tax deduction, as well as the peace of mind that their historic property will be protected long into the future. Sixteen easements were donated to the AHPP during FFY05, bringing the total number of easements the agency holds to 287. In addition, AHPP staff members provided technical assistance to 412 constituents during the year, aiding people in Arkadelphia, Batesville, Benton, Bentonville, Conway, Cotter, Dardanelle, DeValls Bluff, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Harrisburg, Harrison, Heber Springs, Helena, Imboden, Lewisville, Little Rock, Lonoke, Lowell, Magnolia, Mena, Morrilton, Mountain View, Newport, Norman, North Little Rock, Ozark, Paragould, Paris, Pine Bluff, Rogers, Round Bottom, Russellville, Searcy, Siloam Springs, Texarkana, Union, Valley Springs, Waldron, Warren and Williford.
Education Outreach Program
As one of its priorities, the AHPP continues to focus on efforts to instill an appreciation of Arkansas's historic properties in the state's students by making presentations across Arkansas and by training teachers to include historic preservation elements in their classroom instruction.
The agency continued distributing its Home for History Traveling Trunk for use in elementary schools around Arkansas. Lesson plans and other educational materials were distributed statewide and nationwide and are available on the AHPP web site.
The AHPP once again sponsored the annual Preserve Our Past Art and Essay Invitational. Around 500 students participated in the event, with winning art and essays displayed at the Old State House Museum during Arkansas Heritage Month, which is celebrated every May.
During FFY04 the Education Outreach staff presented programs to 4,770 Arkansas students in Atkins, Bald Knob, Bearden, Benton, Biggers, Booneville, Cabot, Conway, Everton, Farmington, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Green Forest, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, Leslie, Little Rock, Mansfield, Marmaduke, Maumelle, Mayflower, Monticello, North Little Rock, Oark, Osceola, Paris, Piggott, Rogers, Saint Joe, Salem, Springdale, Walnut Ridge and West Fork.
The Education Outreach staff also provided technical assistance to 18 constituents in Alma, Augusta, Cabot, DeWitt, Enola, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Hardy, Harrison, Jonesboro, Lead Hill, Little Rock, Ozark, Springdale, Vilonia and Waldron.
Preservation Outreach Program
The AHPP continued to promote the value of historic preservation and the connection of historic buildings to the past of the state and its communities through heritage tourism programs and presentations to organizations around Arkansas. A total of 3,365 Arkansans attended AHPP programs, including tours offered through the agency's popular "Walks Through History" and "Sandwiching in History" programs.
Programs were held in Arkadelphia, Bald Knob, Benton, Bentonville, Blytheville, Camden, Clinton, Conway, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Forrest City, Fort Smith, Harrisburg, Harrison, Helena, Hot Springs, Jacksonville, Jonesboro, Lake Village, Little Rock, Lonoke, Mountain View, Murfreesboro, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Plumerville, Rison, Russellville, Sheridan, Siloam Springs, Springdale, Stuttgart, Texarkana, Wynne and Yellville.
In addition to providing articles for various state and national publications, the Preservation Outreach staff also provided technical assistance to 302 Arkansans, including residents of Arkadelphia, Ashdown, Bald Knob, Batesville, Beebe, Benton, Bentonville, Blytheville, Bono, Booneville, Camden, Cave City, Charleston, Conway, Dardanelle, El Dorado, Eudora, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Harrison, Heber Springs, Helena, Hope, Hot Springs, Hot Springs, Village, Jacksonville, Jonesboro, Lake Village, Leslie, Lewisville, Little Rock, Lonoke, Magnolia, Mayflower, Mount Vernon, Mountain Home, Mountain View, Nashville, Natural Steps, Newport, North Little Rock, Paris, Perryville, Piggott, Ponca, Rogers, Searcy, Sheridan, Shirley, Siloam Springs, Springdale, Stuttgart, Texarkana, Vilonia, Wabbaseka, Warren, West Memphis, Wynne and Yellville.
Historic Site Survey
The Judd Hill Cotton Gin at Judd Hill in Poinsett County is among the 646 historic properties documented by the AHPP and its associates during FFY05. The AHPP is conducting an ongoing survey of properties related to cotton and rice farming in the state's Delta region.
The AHPP's survey historians were busy during FFY05, beginning statewide surveys of structures designed by architect John Parks Almand, structures erected by the Depression-era Public Works Administration and continuing surveys of steel bridges, structures associated with cotton and rice farming in the Arkansas Delta and properties linked to early twentieth-century efforts to eradicate Texas fever from Arkansas cattle. AHPP historians travel thousands of miles across the state each year, recording information on historic structures that is used later in nominating buildings to the National Register of Historic Places or is placed in the agency database of more than 29,000 properties for future research. Some surveys are done at constituent request, others are done as part of agency documentation projects and some are done to create a record of historic buildings destined for demolition. The AHPP maintains an architectural resource form, black-and-white photographs and negatives, and color slides on each of the properties it surveys.
In FFY05, AHPP historians conducted 646 historic site survey trips seeking properties located at Alix, Alma, Arkadelphia, Atkins, Bates, Batesville, Bearden, Beebe, Bentonville, Bierne, Billstown, Bingen, Boles, Booneville, Brickeys, Briggsville, Brightwater, Brinkley, Brocktown, Calico Rock, Camden, Cane Hill, Casa, Cato, Cedarville, Centerville, Charleston, Cherry Hill, Clarendon, Clinton, College Station, Conway, Crystal Springs, Cypert, Dallas, Danville, Dardanelle, Douglas, Dover, Drasco, Dripping Springs, Elaine, Etna, Eudora, Ferndale, Figure Five, Fordyce, Foreman, Forrest City, Fort Smith, Fox, Furlow, Galloway, Gin City, Glenwood, Guion, Gurdon, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardy, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hartman, Haynes, Heber Springs, Helena, Homewood, Hooker, Hope, Hot Springs, Hughes, Jacksonville, Jerome, Jonesboro, Judd Hill, Kingsland, Knobel, Lagrange, Lake Village, Laughlin, Leslie, Levesque, Lewisville, Lexa, Little Rock, Lockesburg, Locust Grove, Lodi, Magazine, Magnolia, Malvern, Marshall, Maumelle, Mayflower, McCrory, Monticello, Morgan, Moro, Morrilton, Mount Ida, Mount Judea, Mount Sherman, Mountain Home, Mountain View, Mulberry, Murfreesboro, Newark, Newcastle, Norman, North Little Rock, Ola, Oneida, Otter Creek, Ozark, Palestine, Paragould, Paris, Paron, Pelsor, Peterpender, Pindall, Pine Bluff, Pleasant Valley, Poplar Grove, Portland, Powhatan, Prescott, Protho, Providence, Redfield, Reese, Rison, Roe, Roland, Rover, Russellville, Salem, Scotland, Scott, Setuma, Shawmut, Sherrill, Springdale, Stephens, Stuttgart, Sweet Home, Texarkana, Thornburg, Tillar, Tucker, Tulot, Turkey Scratch, Turner Bend, Tyronza, Van Buren, Wabbaseka, Waldron, Wampoo, Willisville, Wilmot, Winchester, Wing, Wolf Bayou, Woodson and Wynne.
Historic Property Data
Information on 4,444 historic properties was entered in the AHPP's historic sites database during FFY05, including 891 generated by staff or Certified Local Government personnel and 38 prepared as mitigation to federal undertakings. In addition, information from 3,515 older records that had not been in the database was entered. These records include complete architectural information on several National Register-listed historic districts around the state. This information will be accessible to answer constituent inquiries, to determine what properties could be affected by federal undertakings, and for other research purposes. The database currently contains information on 29,330 Arkansas properties. The agency also continued integrating its survey materials to consolidate survey forms, slides, photographs and negatives to make them more accessible to researchers.
Computer Technology
During FFY05, the AHPP's computer technology staff used GPS technology to map segments of the Cherokee Trail of Tears, Civil War fortifications and battlefields. Software was developed for the use of the National Register and Survey staff to aid them in documenting historic structures. The historic property database was improved through updates of point locations of structures within the database. The staff also created maps for the various program areas as needed.
Planning
In keeping with federal requirements, each state historic preservation office is responsible for producing a multi-year plan to guide a comprehensive array of activities to facilitate the preservation of historic resources. In Arkansas, that responsibility falls to the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. In 2001, with the help of Arkansas's historic preservation community and citizens, AHPP prepared a five-year, comprehensive statewide historic preservation plan to be in effect from 2002 through 2006. This serves as a guide to direct the services and programs not only of the AHPP, but also of others in Arkansas who serve the preservation community. While the plan satisfies the SHPO's federal requirements, this document serves as an overall plan for preserving the state's resources and should be used in preservation organizations' planning and decision making efforts. Click here to read the AHPP's state historic preservation plan.
Technical Assistance
When Arkansans have questions about their historic properties, they often call the AHPP. Staff members use the agency's extensive research library to find answers, or lead the constituents to other possible sources of information. During FFY05, the AHPP answered 1,227 requests for technical assistance from constituents in Alma, Amagon, Arkadelphia, Ash Flat, Ashdown, Augusta, Batesville, Bee Branch, Beebe, Bella Vista, Benton, Bentonville, Berryville, Beryl Bethesda, Biscoe, Blytheville, Booneville, Bradford, Briggsville, Cabot, Calico Rock, Camden, Cash, Cato, Cedarville, Centerville, Cherry Valley, Clarendon, Clarksville, Clinton, Conway, Cotter, Crossett, Damascus, Decatur, DeValls Bluff, Dumas, El Dorado, Enders, Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Felsenthal, Forrest City, Fort Smith, Furlow, Garfield, Gillett, Glenwood, Green Forest, Greenwood, Hamlet, Hampton, Hardy, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hartford, Heber Springs, Helena, Hope, Horseshoe Bend, Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village, Imboden, Jacksonville, Jessieville, Jonesboro, Kingsland, Kingston, Knobel, Lake City, Lake Village, Lakeport, Lakeview, Leola, Levesque, Lewisville, Little Rock, London, Lonoke, Lowell, Magazine, Magnolia, Malvern, Mammoth Spring, Marion, Marshall, Maumelle, Mayflower, McCrory, McGehee, McGintytown, McRae, Mena, Monette, Monticello, Morganton, Morrilton, Mountain Home, Mountain View, Mountainburg, Mt. Ida, Mt. Judea, Mulberry, Murfreesboro, New Blaine, Newport, Norman, North Little Rock, Osceola, Ozark, Paragould, Paris, Pea Ridge, Pine Bluff, Pineville, Plainview, Pocahontas, Portland, Pottsville, Prairie Grove, Prescott, Republican, Rison, Rogers, Royal, Russellville, Saint Paul, Salem, Scott, Scranton, Searcy, Sheridan, Sherwood, Siloam Springs, Smackover, Southside, Springdale, Stamps, Star City, Stuttgart, Sulphur Springs, Texarkana, Tillar, Trumann, Tumbling Shoals, Valley Springs, Van Buren, Wabbaseka, Warren, Washington, West Memphis, White Hall, Williford, Wilmot, Wilson, Winchester, Woodlawn and Wynne.
Appendix I
Grants Awarded during FFY05
County Courthouse Restoration Subgrants
| Applicant | Project Description | Awarded | Location | Property |
| Calhoun County | Masonry repair | $54,540.00 | Hampton, Calhoun County | Calhoun County Courthouse |
| Cleveland County | Master Plan | $15,000.00 | Rison, Cleveland County | Cleveland County Courthouse |
| Crawford County | Roof repair | $60,000.00 | Van Buren, Crawford County | Old Crawford County Jail |
| Dallas County | Repair west and north cornices; masonry repair, and window repair. (Revise scope: include repair damaged retaining wall.) |
$91,890.00 | Fordyce, Dallas County | Dallas County Courthouse |
| Drew County | Roof repair. (Area C & A) | $126,212.00 | Monticello, Drew County | Drew County Courthouse |
| Garland County | Soffit and fascia repair | $40,000.00 | Hot Springs, Garland County | Garland County Courthouse |
| Greene County | Soffit & fascia repair. Install downspouts | $20,000.00 | Paragould, Greene County | Old Greene County Courthouse |
| Independence County | Roof repair. (Jess B. Carpenter Bldg.) | $28,000.00 | Batesville, Independence County | Jess B. Carpenter Bldg. |
| Jess B. Carpenter Bldg. | Replace Second floor windows. | $63,000.00 | Lewisville, Lafayette County | Lafayette County Courthouse |
| Lee County | Two HVAC units. | $24,000.00 | Marianna, Lee County | Lee County Courthouse |
| Logan County | Repair Clock Tower (exclude Clock mechanism). Paris | $50,000.00 | Paris, Logan County | Logan County Courthouse - Paris |
| Logan County | Roof repair. (Booneville) | $70,000.00 | Booneville, Logan County | Logan County Courthouse - Booneville |
| Lonoke County | ADA components for restrooms. | $9,000.00 | Lonoke, Lonoke County | Lonoke County Courthouse |
| Phillips County | Masonry repair for east, west, and south facades. | $39,438.00 | Helena, Phillips County | Phillips County Courthouse |
| Poinsett County | Master Plan. | $15,000.00 | Harrisburg, Poinsett County | Poinsett County Courthouse |
| Polk County | Roof repair. | $43,409.00 | Mena, Polk County | Polk County Courthouse |
| Prairie County | Engineering study. | $15,000.00 | DeValls Bluff, Prairie County | Prairie County Courthouse - DeValls Bluff |
| Pulaski County | Roof repair for 1914 addition. | $46,200.00 | Little Rock, Pulaski County | Pulaski County Courthouse - 1914 Addition |
| Scott County | Complete first floor. | $105,000.00 | Waldron, Scott County | Scott County Courthouse |
| Searcy County | ADA improvements and chair lift. | $68,000.00 | Marshall, Searcy County | Searcy County Courthouse |
| Stone County | Courtroom ADA accessible. | $30,000.00 | Mountain View, Stone County | Stone County Courthouse |
| Total | $1,013,689.00 |
Main Street Downtown Revitalization Grants (Competitive)
| Main Street Argenta | Restore façade to original. | $35,000.00 | North Little Rock, Pulaski County | Argenta Drug Store |
| Main Street Rogers | Construct stage complex in Frisco Park. | $18,000.00 | Rogers, Benton County | Frisco Park Stage |
| Main Street Texarkana | Expose original façade, repair transom and replicate the storefront. | $42,000.00 | Texarkana, Miller County | Garrett Grocer Building |
| Total | $95,000.00 |
Main Street Downtown Revitalization Grants (Non-Competitive)
| Main Street Argenta | Mini grant. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Batesville | Streetscape, flower program/maintenance and billboard rental. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Bentonville | Façade grants, newsletter, downtown trail system. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Blytheville | Mini grants. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Clinton | Mini grants, newsletter, Web page update. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Dumas | Mini grant. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street El Dorado | Mini grants and "Lighting Our Legacy". | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Hardy | Mini grant, gateway consultant, and streetscape improvements. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Harrison | Mini grants, advertising, web site development, and planters. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Osceola | Projects. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Ozark | Fire escape and exterior paint for Main Street Ozark office building. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Paragould | Mini grants, newsletter, and public event. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Rogers | Mini grants | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Russellville | Construct stage for Depot Park. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Searcy | Purchase and install banners. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street Texarkana | Mini grants for façade improvements. | $5,000.00 |
| Main Street West Memphis | Projects. | $5,000.00 |
| $85,000.00 |
Historic Preservation Restoration Grants
| City of Norman | Replace stone wall (Town Square) and roof (Library Bldg.). | $10,000.00 | Norman, Montgomery County | Norman Square and Library |
| City of Pottsville | Overlay existing roof and stabilize masonry wall. | $40,600.00 | Pottsville, Pope County | Pottsville Citizen Bank |
| City of Russellville | Overlay existing roof. | $15,067.00 | Russellville, Pope County | Russellville Masonic Temple/City Hall |
| City of Texarkana | Roof. | $77,673.00 | Texarkana, Miller County | Texarkana Municipal Building |
| City of Warren | Mitigate water: repair masonry, windows, and doors. | $23,275.00 | Warren, Bradley County | Warren Post Office |
| Clark County | Phase II: masonry, window, and door repair. | $29,500.00 | Arkadelphia, Clark County | Clark County Library |
| Community of Union | Structural integrity: roof, floor supports, and floors. | $10,000.00 | Paris, Logan County | Union Schoolhouse |
| Drew County Historical Society | Roof repair. | $10,000.00 | Monticello, Drew County | Garvin Cavaness House |
| Faulkner County | Masonry repair & gutters/downspouts. | $11,334.00 | Conway, Faulkner County | Old Faulkner County Jail |
| Huntsville School District | Unveil and restore historic windows. | $10,000.00 | Saint Paul, Madison County | Saint Paul School |
| Imboden Methodist Church | Phase I: Roof structural repair. | $86,700.00 | Imboden, Lawrence County | Imboden United Methodist Church |
| Logan County | Repair windows, woodwork, masonry, ductless HVAC system, and electrical upgrade. | $10,000.00 | Paris, Logan County | Old Logan County Jail |
| Phillips County Library & Museum Association | Remove built in gutters, and install new. | $40,000.00 | Helena, Phillips County | Phillips County Library |
| Royal Players Inc. | ADA compliance/restrooms and roof repair. | $33,000.00 | Benton, Saline County | Royal Theatre |
| Saint Paul A.M.E. Church | Phase III: roof flashing, flooring, windows in tower, ADA upgrades, and final duct work. | $13,667.00 | Morrilton, Conway County | Saint Paul A.M.E. |
| Valley Springs Schools | Repair, scrape, and paint windows. | $25,107.00 | Valley Springs, Boone County | Valley Springs School |
| Williford Cemetery Association | Repair windows, rock foundation, new electrical service, reconstruct steeple. | $14,000.00 | Williford, Sharp County | Williford Methodist Church |
| Total: | $459,923.00 |
Main Street Model Business Grants
| Main Street Argenta | Enhance store front, increase showroom space, and expose original ceiling. (Teak Furniture) | $5,071.00 | North Little Rock, Pulaski County | Teak Furniture Store |
| Main Street Russellville | Restore first floor, expose windows, masonry repairs, new awing design, and restore storefront. (The Skate Shop) | $25,000.00 | Russellville, Pope County | The Skate Shop |
| Main Street Texarkana | Façade. (Ritchie Grocery Building) | $50,000.00 | Texarkana, Miller County | Ritchie Grocery Building |
| Total: | $80,071.00 |
Certified Local Government Grants
| City of Conway | Quarter meetings and CAMP - 9. | $2,200.00 |
| City of El Dorado | Consultant fees, quarterly meetings, CAMP - 4, NHTP conference, and survey new historic district. | $16,400.00 |
| City of Eureka Springs | Quarterly meetings, conferences, membership fees, and library resources. | $5,590.00 |
| City of Fort Smith | Quarterly meetings, CAMP -6, and HPAA conference. | $3,250.00 |
| City of Helena | Staff support (MSH), quarterly meetings, and CAMP - 2. | $4,500.00 |
| City of Hot Springs | Quarterly meetings, CAMP - 8, and develop design guidelines. | $11,600.00 |
| City of Little Rock | Quarterly meetings, CAMP - 6, NTHP conference, re-survey and develop blight mitigation plan for Central High, publish design guidelines and signage for MacArthur district, membership fees, postage. | $24,940.00 |
| City of Little Rock | Renovate tracks and mechanical systems on Over-Jumps Carousel | $33,500.00 |
| City of North Little Rock | Consultant fees, quarterly meetings, CAMP -9, NHTP conference, postage, signage, membership fees, and implement website. | $15,015.00 |
| City of Osceola | Quarterly meetings, CAMP -3, conferences, signage, membership fees, and publish walking tour pamphlet. | $10,200.00 |
| City of Pine Bluff | Quarterly meetings, CAMP -4, NTHP conference, and membership fees. | $3,920.00 |
| City of Rogers | Staff support (MSR), quarterly meetings, CAMP - 7, and conferences. | $12,000.00 |
| City of Van Buren | OT pay for staff, quarterly meetings, CAMP -4, and conferences. | $8,400.00 |
| $151,515.00 |
Appendix II
Arkansas Properties Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in FFY05
Ashley County
Greenview Café, Crossett
Elk Horn Tavern Segment
Benton County
Illinois River Bridge, Pedro vic.
Railroad Cottage, Mitchell-Ward House, both in Gentry
Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Cross Hollow Segment, Lowell vic.
Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Brightwater Segment, Brightwater vic.
Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Elkhorn Tavern Segment, Garfield vic.
Boone County
Evans-Kirby House, Duncan House, both at Harrison
Chicot County
Dr. E.P. McGehee Infirmary, Lake Village
Clark County
Peake High School, Arkadelphia
Clay County
County Home Cemetery, Piggott
Cleburne County
Cleburne County Farm Cemetery
Cleveland County
Old U.S. 79-Kingsland Segment, Kingsland
Columbia County
Greek Amphitheatre, Magnolia
Mallettown United Methodist Church
Conway County
Mallettown United Methodist Church, Mallet Town
Craighead County
Mercantile Bank Building, Jonesboro
Crawford County
Fairview Cemetery, Van Buren
Cross County
John H. Johnston Cotton Gin Historic District, Levesque
Desha County
Jay Lewis House, McGehee
Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District, Rohwer
Drew County
Jerome Elementary School No. 22, Jerome
Robins House
Faulkner County
Church of Christ, E.E. Hooten House, both in Guy vic.
Lee Service Station, Damascus
S.D. Merritt House, Spears House, James and Jewell Salter House, Dennis and Christine Garrison House, Merritt House, all at or near Greenbrier
Silas Owens, Sr., House, Charlie Hall House, Quattlebaum-Pelletier House, Richard and Mettie Ealy House, all at Twin Groves
Sellers House, Reuben W. Robins House, both at or near Conway
Farris and Evelyn Langley House, Republican
Franklin County
Singleton Family Cemetery, Charleston vic.
Grant County
Samuel D. Byrd, Sr., Homestead, Poyen vic.
Hot Spring County
Malvern Rosenwald School, Malvern
Izard County
Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot, Sylamore
Jefferson County
Pine Bluff Civic Center
Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery, Sulphur Springs
Pine Bluff Civic Center, Pine Bluff
Tucker School, Tucker
Lone Star Baptist Church, Redfield
Johnson County
Dover to Clarksville Road-Hickeytown Road Segment, Lamar vic.
Lafayette County
Lafayette County Training School, Stamps
Logan County
Union Church and School, Paris vic.
Miller County
Patrick J. Ahern House, Texarkana
Mississippi County
Violet Cemetery, Osceola
Nevada County
DeAnn Cemetery-Historic Section, Prescott City Hall, both at Prescott
Ouachita County
Arkansas Highway 57 Bridge
Arkansas Highway 57 Bridge, Stephens
Pike County
Shelton-Lockeby House, Murfreesboro vic.
Poinsett County
Hubbard Rice Dryer, Weiner vic.
Judd Hill Cotton Gin, Judd Hill
Pope County
Pottsville Historic District, Pottsville
Russellville Masonic Temple, Russellville
Pulaski County
Climber Motor Car Factory
George D.D. Huie Grocery Store Building, U.S.S. Razorback, both at North Little Rock
Palarm Bayou Pioneer Cemetery, Morgan vic.
St. Peter's Rock Baptist Church, Climber Motor Car Factory, Unit A, both at Little Rock
Randolph County
Rice-Upshaw House, Dalton vic.
Campbell Cemetery, Address Restricted
Sharp County
Thomas Walker House, Hardy
Union County
Scotland Cemetery, Junction City vic.
Van Buren County
Melvin Chrisco House, Damascus
Washington County
Mack Morton Barn
Willis Noll House, Fayetteville
Mack Morton Barn, Appleby
White County
Herring Building, McRae
Woodruff County
Fitzhugh Snapp Company, Fitzhugh
Appendix III
Properties Listed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places in FFY05
Stone County
Newton County
Columbus and Delia Hudson Farm, Mount Judea
Stone County
Mountain View Special School, Mountain View
Appendix IV
Board and Staff Members
State Review Board Members
Richard Butler Jr., Little Rock
Roger Coleman, Little Rock
Anne Wagner Speed, Little Rock
Dr. Ben Johnson, Magnolia
Dr. Ann Early, Fayetteville
Bob Kempkes, Hot Springs
Clara Henson, Wynne
Dr. Erma Glasco Davis, Hot Springs Village
Carl Miller, Jr., Little Rock
James Damron, Fort Smith
Donna Jones, Fordyce
Main Street Arkansas Advisory Board Members
Appointed by AHPP:
Ken Grunewald, Little Rock
Sharon Priest, Little Rock
Mayor Bob Reynolds, Harrison, Vice-Chair
Appointed by HPAA:
Jenny Harmon, Hindsville, Chair
Charlotte Schexnayder, Dumas
Sen. Tim Wooldridge, Paragould
Appointed by ADED
Melinda Faubel, Little RockPhilip Para, West Memphis
Pam Christie, Little Rock, ADED
Tracy Horne, Governor's Office, ex officio
Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Staff
Cathie Matthews, State Historic Preservation Officer
Ken Grunewald, AHPP Director, Deputy SHPO
Patrick Ralston, AHPP Assistant Director
Rosemary McFarland, Administrative Assistant
Community Outreach Program
Mark Christ, Community Outreach Director
Ralph Wilcox, National Register/Survey Coordinator
Wendy S. Perkins, National Register Historian
Elizabeth James, Interim National Register Historian
Sarah Jampole, Survey Historian
Holly Hope, Special Projects Historian
Zac Cothren, Preservation Outreach Coordinator
Rachel Miller, Education Outreach Coordinator
Kelli Peters, Registrar
Federal Programs
Missy McSwain, Federal Programs Manager
Mona Hughes, Easement Coordinator/Preservation Planner
Tom Marr, Tax Credit Coordinator
Boyd Maher, Certified Local Government Coordinator
Michelle Burchfield, Administrative Assistant
Archeology/Review and Compliance Program
George McCluskey, Director of Archeology Programs/ Section 106 Review Coordinator
Steve Imhoff, Archeologist
Scott Sutterfield, Historic Research Assistant
Rebecca Clark, Administrative Assistant
Technical Assistance
Brian Driscoll, Technical Assistance Coordinator
Computer Technology
Tony Feaster, GIS Coordinator
Fiscal Programs
Jeff Holder, Finance OfficerJoia Burton, Grants Administrator
Lee Stricklin, Finance Administrator
Main Street Arkansas
Marian Boyd, Main Street State Coordinator
Greg Phillips, Assistant State Coordinator
Cary Tyson, Assistant State Coordinator
Mark Miller, Small Business Consultant
Nancy Lowe, Design Consultant
Kerri Sangalli, Interior Design Consultant
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, which seeks to identify a sense of time and place for Arkansans and enhance their quality of life through the documentation, interpretation, preservation and presentation of the state's natural, cultural and historic resources. Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Historic Arkansas Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena and the Old State House Museum.
