HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC1984-004 Letter From Arkansas Historic Preservation Program To Mr. Mike Dooley 04/05/1984ARKANSAS
HISTORIC
AApril 5 , 1984 PRESERVATION
p PROGRAM
Mr. Mike Dooley
Office of Comprehensive Planning
Room 305, City Hall
Little Rock, AR 72201
Re: MacArthur Park Historic District
Historic District Commission
Welch -Cherry House
Dear Mr. Dooley:
Thank you for providing the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP)
with the oppportunity to comment on the application for a certificate of
appropriateness submitted for the Welch -Cherry House. We have reviewed the
plans and concur with the architects` approach of retaining all existing
original material and repairing or replacing features where necessary. We
feel that the rehabilitation of the Welch -Cherry House will be an asset to
the MacArthur Park Historic District and support the project.
We -recommend that a certificate of appropriateness should be granted with
the following provisions:
1. The historic fence on the west side of the Welch -Cherry House
be retained and incorporated into the site plan;
2. Existing enclosed second story south porch be retained unless
an earlier porch is documented;
3. Existing fabric and details on the north and west porches be
examined to determine the existence and design of original
railing. If it is determined that railing did not originally
exist on the south porch we recommend a lattice treatment for
the enclosure;
4. Large fixed glass panels extending from the porch floor to the
existing cornice be used to enclose the porches instead of the
multipaned effect illustrated on the plans; and
5. Porch details be independent from the enclosure material.
Because the developers of this project have indicated that the Welch -Cherry
House will be submitted as a tax certification project the AHPP has been
working with the architects in developing the rehabilitation plans and will
continue to work with them in implementing the foregoing provisions. In
order to qualify for the rehabilitation tax credit the rehabilitation work
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Mr. Mike Dooley
April 5, 1984
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must be certified as being in compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's
Standards for Rehabilitation Projects. The AHPP WTf therefore, continue to
review all aspects of the rehabilitation work for its compliance with the
"Standards".
If you have any questions regarding these comments please do not hesitate
to contact me.
Sincerely,
Wilson Stiles
State Historic Preservation Officer
cc: Ms. Cheryl Nichols