HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC1985-002 Letter From AHPP To Mr. Sam Strauss, Jr. Chairman 05/01/1986ARKANSAS
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
PROGRAM
May 1, 1986
Mr. Sam Strauss, Jr.
Chairman
MacArthur Park Historic District Commission
City Hall
Markham at Broadway
Little Rock, AR 72201
RE: Certificate of Appropriateness
522 Rock Street
Demolition
Dear Sam:
This letter is written in response to your request of April 28, 1986,for
our comments on the above application.
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) continues to hold the
same concerns that were voiced in our letter of November 27, 1985 to
Robert Adkinson of the City Planning staff. We regret that an alternative
use for the property has not been found since the time of the original
hearing on December 5, 1985 but, because an alternative use has not been
found we do not feel that it would be useful to further delay this application.
If a decision is made to allow demolition of the structure we still recommend
that the application to construct a parking lot be denied and the property
remain open for future appropriate infill construction. The AHPP would
like to take this opportunity to again emphasize the importance of appropriate
development on this lot due to its location at the edge of the MacArthur
Park Historic District.
Thank you for the opportunity to further comment on this application, if you
have any questions regarding this letter please contact Bill Hall of my staff
at 371-2763.
Sincerely,
Wilson Stiles
State Historic Preservation Officer
WS/BH/do
Suite 200 • Heritage Center - 225 East Markham • Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 - Phone (501) 371-2763
A Department of Arkansas Heritage