HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-11-16 QQA Coments LRHDC December 2023 420 E 9th StreetPRESERVING THE PAST. SHAPING THE FUTURE FOR 55 YEARS.
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TO: Amber Jones, Chair, LRHDC
Hannah Ratzlaff, Staff, LRHDC
FROM: Patricia M. Blick, Executive Director, QQA
RE: Comments for LRHDC Hearing, December 7, 2023
DATE: November 16, 2023
The QQA Advocacy Committee met on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, and reviewed the Application for
the Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of 420 E. 901 Street.
420 E. 9`h Street, historically known as the Woolford House, is a non-contributing resource of the
National Register -listed MacArthur Park Historic District. Based upon a review of the Sanborn Fire
Insurance maps and city directories, portions of the building were constructed in the late 1800s. Of
significance, it was the home of R.S. Woolford and his family through the 1920s. He was the owner of
the North Little Rock Times and his grandson was Admiral Eberle, U.S. Navy.
As documented in Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps and the assessment by Cromwell, the building has been
substantially altered and due to neglect is in a severe state of deterioration. Given the level of
degradation, rehabilitation of this property to a state that would qualify for inclusion in the National
Register does not appear to be economically or technically feasible.
The QQA does not have an objection to this application to allow for the demolition of the structure at
420 E. 9' Street.
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