HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC1987-001 Letter to Mike Dooley From Dept Of Comprehensive Planning City Hall 08/26/1987August 26, 1987
ARKANSAS
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
M
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Mr. M1 e oo ey
Department of Comprehensive Planning
City Hall
Markham at Broadway
Little Rock, AR 72201
RE: Pulaski County - Little Rock
MacArthur Park Historic District
Certificate of Appropriateness
515 South Rock Street
609 East Capitol Avenue
Dear Mr. Dooley:
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the referenced Certificate of Appropriateness
applications. The staff of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP)
has reviewed the proposals, as presented, with the following comments:
515 South Rock Street
We would like to cmmend the owners for the quality of the construction of the
proposed replacement porch (i.e. the new wood deck and stair). We recommend
that in the reconstruction of this porch as much original fabric as possible be
reused, especially the brackets. It is our opinion that the flat arch detail of
the cornice board is an original element of the porch and should be replicated
in the design for the replacement porch. In light of the width of this detail
we would recommend that a single column be employed in the new design (using
either a square chamfered column of suitable width or replicating the existing
replacement column). We would also recommend that the dentil work which
has been added to the top of the cornice board be ommitted, unless evidence
can be found to document this detail on the original porch.
609
East Capitol
Avenue
We
recommend that the
proposed addition to the south of the existing building
be
granted a
certificate
of appropriateness. We are very pleased that Cashion
and
Company
has elected
to follow this solution in lieu of their proposal to remove
the
structure
on Capitol
Avenue to the east of their building.
Thank you again for the opportunity to comment on these applications, if you
have any questions regarding our comments please contact Bill Hall of my staff
at 371-2763.
Sincerely,
Wilson Stil s
State Historic Preservation Officer
WS/BH/dr
cc: Jeanette Krohn
Suite 200 • Heritage Center • 225 East Markham • Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 • Phone (501) 371-2763
A Division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage
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