HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-15 email 2 ann ballard bryan 10th & RockJuly 15, 2020
Honorable Frank Scott, Mayor
Little Rock Historic District Commissioners
Jamie Collins, Director, Planning and Development Brian Minyard, Office of Planning
and Development
Re: HDC2019-023 10th and Rock
Dear Mayor Scott, Commissioners, Mr. Collins and Mr. Minyard:
I am writing to express my opposition to and encourage denial of the proposed
development at 10th and Rock Streets, HDC2019-023, in the McArthur Park Historic
District. I am writing as a collegiate instructor of Historic Preservation with 25 years of
experience in the field.
Good architecture should always respond to the local context. The proposed infill
project at 10th and Rock Streets is completely out of context by being out of compliance
with the guidelines of the McArthur Park Historic District. It is too large, too tall, too
dense, too poorly designed as to period, and too close to the street.
The McArthur Park Historic District is a gem in the heart of downtown. A well designed
infill project would be a welcomed addition to this historic neighborhood which holds
some of Little Rock’s oldest structures. Unfortunately, this proposal would have a
permanent negative impact to the neighborhood and to Little Rock. Please help keep
Little Rock’s historic districts intact by denying this application.
Sincerely yours,
Ann Ballard Bryan
2009 South Arch Street
Little Rock, AR 72206
501-519-2002
ann.ballard.bryan@gmail.com
FROM THE DESK OF
Ann Ballard Bryan
2009 SOUTH ARCH STREET, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72206 501-519-2002 ANN.BALLARD.BRYAN@GMAIL.COM