HDC_03 21 1977City of Little Hock
MINUTES
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
March 21, 1977 2:00 p.m,
Members present: Joan Baldridge Members absent: Annie Abrams
Charles Witsell James Strawn
Sheffield Nelson
Several upcoming events were discussed which included:
a) A return visit of the Commission's Preservationist Consultant Russell
Wright who will be here March 31 for one week.
b) Mr. Wright, along with Dan Chapel and Cyrus Sutherland, will serve as
a panel of experts to rate and classify the significance of each
structure within the working boundaries on April 7.
c) Frank Gilbert who the Commission has consulted for advice in writing
the Historic District Ordinance will be in town on April 28.
d) Two public forums will be held at the Arkansas Territorial Restoration
complex on April 29 and 30 at 7:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. respectively.
The first panel will be comprised of Russell Wright, Francis Ross,
Cleve May, Cyrus Sutherland and Charles Witsell. The second will con -
sist of Frank Gilbert, Anne Bartley, Nan Jo Dube, Richard Stevens and
Charles Bolton.
There was some discussion of the report from the Historic District Commission
to the Arkansas History Commission and the Little Rock Planning Commission
and the contents of that report.
The next regular scheduled meeting is on April 4 at 2:00 p.m., at which time
the president of the Arkansas Chapter of AIA, John Mott, who is also a member
of the Fort Smith, Arkansas Historic District Commission will share with us
his experiences in the creation of said district.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.