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June 29, 2016
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request for demolition of the house located at 113 East 9"' Street in Little
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Rock that was submitted to the Little Rock Historic District Commission. The
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M400r. Mark Brown
Arkansas Arts Council
West 18t' Street
Little Rock, AR 72206
Asa Hutchinson
Governor
Mr. Brown:
Stacy Hurst
I am writing to provide an opinion from our agency regarding your recent
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request for demolition of the house located at 113 East 9"' Street in Little
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Rock that was submitted to the Little Rock Historic District Commission. The
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request for input from our agency apparently was an informal request made by
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one of the commission members. As you know, the property is currently
designated as a non-contributing property in the MacArthur Park Historic
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District, mainly due to unsympathetic additions and material alterations to the
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front fagade, as well as the alteration and elimination of window and door
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Openings.
Historic Arkansas Museum I made a site visit to the property with you on May 29h in order to gain a
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general sense of both the historic and structural integrity the building. In
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looking over the property and examining the pest control company's findings,
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the building contractor's assessment and the staff report prepared by city staff,
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it is obvious that the property requires a substantial amount of work in order to
make it habitable and safe. Additional work and expense would be required to
make the property a contributing building in the historic district.
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role of our agency is to help identify and protect historic resources in the
state. Through the Certified Local Government program, we delegate some of
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our responsibilities for our overarching role to the local government level. In
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this case, the decision to approve or reject a Certification of Appropriateness
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for demolition rests solely with the city's historic district commission. The
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ordinance and guidelines for the commission allow for approval of demolition
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requests based on, among other factors, "economic hardship" based on the
"value and potential return of the property". If, after careful review of the
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conditions and other circtunstances regarding this property, the commission
approves a request for demolition, we would have no objections.
If you need any additional clarification regarding our position on this matter,
please let us know.
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Little Rock, AR 72201
Sincerely,
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