/news-archive/tag/arkansas-historic-preservation-program/ ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝ Little Rock Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:42:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2022/04/19/residents-broadmoor-neighborhood/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:42:16 +0000 /news/?p=81164 ... Community Residents Lead Effort to Gain Historic Status for Broadmoor Neighborhood]]> “Broadmoor is the first and currently only University District neighborhood that has received historic status,” said Barrett Allen, executive director of University District Development Corporation. “The Fair Park neighborhood is also trying to get placed on the National Register of Historic Places, but Broadmoor’s effort really picked up momentum in recent years. They stayed true to course, and now we have a University District neighborhood with historic status. I am grateful for their hard work.” In January, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program announced that the had been added to the National Register of Historic Places along with seven other Arkansas properties. The National Register of Historic Places is a program of the National Park Service. A listing in the National Register provides recognition that a property is of significance to the nation, the state, or the community; consideration in the planning for federal or federally assisted projects; eligibility for federal tax benefits; and qualification for federal assistance for historic preservation, when funds are available. Broadmoor Neighborhood Association members who saw the effort through to completion include Reveille Isgrig, president, Geneva Galloway, treasurer as well as coordinating assistant for English, Theatre Arts, and Dance at ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝ Little Rock, and Jacob Hicks, the past president. The Broadmoor Neighborhood Association officers also thanked Anna Swaim, a former neighborhood association president, and her husband, Edward Swaim, as well as Jack Perciful, another past president, for their earlier efforts to start the process to seek historic status. While the effort began in 2017, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program completed a survey of the neighborhood in 2018 and 2019, which left neighborhood residents very excited about the prospect of being placed on the National Register of Historic Places. “In any neighborhood association, you often have a lot of complaints. Gaining historic status for the neighborhood always topped the charts as a positive thing that the residents wanted accomplished,” Hicks said. “I completed a survey with the residents in 2019, and this was the most requested item on the list. This was selected over things like a community orchard or new playground equipment. The neighborhood as a whole was really behind this idea.” The Broadmoor Neighborhood Historic District includes the three original plats for the neighborhood, a park, a lake, and 554 residential lots, with 458 or the neighborhood’s original 559 buildings a part of the National Register listing. For homeowners whose houses aren’t a part of the historic status, residents have the option to apply for grants to renovate their homes back to its original look. “My carport was closed in at one point, and the front of my home had a large picture window that was standard in the 1950s,” Isgrig said. “The exterior front of my home has moved so far away from what it originally looked like that it can’t be considered part of the neighborhood’s original architectural style. However, there are grants that are available where you can put your home back in line with its original style.” The Broadmoor Historic District is eligible for listing under the National Register of Historic Places as a significant example of post-World War II residential development in Little Rock. The period of significance runs from 1953 to 1973, when the last lots in the subdivision were developed with houses consistent with the original design intent of the neighborhood. Local developer Fausett and Company began development of the Broadmoor neighborhood in 1953 in an area that was then considered the southwestern outskirts of the city. When Broadmoor was developed in the 1950s, the houses were “outfitted with the latest in modern amenities” and “captured the attention of a generation of Little Rock citizens,” according to the nomination. The report states the neighborhood “set the standard for quality housing in a middle-class setting” by offering up to 24 house plans for most of the development. “This is a very special neighborhood,” Galloway said. “It means a lot to be living in a place where the people of Little Rock have invested in for such a long time. This is a real community, and there is so much diversity in this neighborhood. There are so many connections to this neighborhood. It’s crazy how many people I meet who have grown up in Broadmoor. This historic status will help this area continue to grow.” Neighborhood association members contend that Broadmoor remains an excellent place to live with home prices that represent a great value. “When you think about other historic neighborhoods in Little Rock, the cost is so much higher,” Hicks said. “This is a great time for people who are interested in getting in on the ground level to get started by purchasing a home.”]]> /news-archive/2021/12/16/christy-hendricks-commencement/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:45:43 +0000 /news/?p=80580 ... ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝ Little Rock Public History Graduate Spotlight on Christy Hendricks]]> For her thesis, Hendricks made a comprehensive interpretation analysis of the Quapaw Native Americans and created fact sheets for the Arkansas Post National Memorial Visitors Center that would further the knowledge of Native American history in the area of Arkansas Post. The Quapaw were agricultural people who lived near the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers. When the French arrived, they set up a trading post near a few Quapaw villages in the same area. The French and Quapaw had mutually beneficial alliances allowing the two cultures to coexist. “When I began my educational journey, I was a single mother with a young child,”  Hendricks said. “I didn’t have to relocate to attend class. Luckily, I worked for people who supported me in my education and allowed me to have a flexible work schedule, which meant I was able to attend day classes, put in hours at work, and still be home with my child in the evenings.” The graduate student began her master’s program in 2019 and has enjoyed meeting people of various ages with similar interests as well as proving to herself that she can achieve her life goals. “As an older, non-traditional student, I had a lot of insecurities throughout my journey, but when I began the master’s program, I realized I’m not the only non-traditional student and that my goals were within reach,” said Hendricks. While pursuing her master’s degree, she worked two jobs. She spent 20 years as the creative director of The Leader newspaper and held graduate assistantships at the Clinton Presidential Library and the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Hendricks was particularly interested in research methods, as well as a general understanding of archeological and anthropological approaches, which helped her prepare for her job position. “Dr. Krista Lewis, Dr. Kristin Dutcher-Mann, and Dr. Andrew Beaupre all played a part in guiding me through my education – particularly in the past couple of years,” said Hendricks. “I really enjoyed all my classes  and teachers throughout my journey.” Hendricks will begin her new career as an archeologist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service following graduation. On a normal day, she and her colleagues visit a project site to assess whether there are any cultural resources that may be impacted by the project and write reports. Hendricks intends to spend as much time as she can with her daughter, Teagan, who will graduate from high school in May. Teagan, like her mother, intends to continue her study and obtain a Ph.D. in the future.]]> /news-archive/2018/01/03/world-war-podcasts-arkansas/ Wed, 03 Jan 2018 15:06:52 +0000 /news/?p=68889 ... ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝ Little Rock student create podcasts commemorating history of WWI in Arkansas]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Mass Communication has created seven new podcasts as part of an effort to preserve the history of life in Arkansas during World War I. In 2016, the School of Mass Communication partnered with the to create the podcasts to celebrate the upcoming 100th anniversary of the war. ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝ Little Rock’s contribution is led by Senior Instructor David Weekley. One of his students, Carly Garner, first produced 13 podcasts during the fall 2016 semester. The initial podcasts covered topics as diverse as the role of Arkansas women during the war, a picric acid plant in Little Rock, the influence of World War I on the Elaine Massacre, and the story of one Arkansas soldier during the war. This semester, Eric Holsomback, a senior mass communication major from Alexander, produced the seven podcasts. The project is expected to continue through fall 2018, with new podcasts being produced every semester. “This new group of podcasts explores such topics as resistance to the draft, creation of training facilities, WWI pilots and Arkansas forestry professionals who served in the war, including a personal story from State Forester Joe Fox, whose grandfather had an interesting historical link to the men with whom he fought,” said Mark Christ, community outreach director for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The seven new podcasts include:

• Dr. Blake Perkins of Williams Baptist College detailing resistance to the draft in Arkansas during World War I
• David Sesser of Henderson State University recalling efforts to build an Arkansas infrastructure to train soldiers during World War I
• Joe Fox of the Arkansas Forestry Commission speaks about his grandfather, who served as a doughboy (an informal term for a member of the U.S. or , especially used to refer to members of the in )
• Don C. Bragg of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service speaks about the role of the fighting foresters of the 20th Engineers Regiment
• Mark K. Christ of the Arkansas WWI Centennial Commemoration Committee talks about a pair of pioneering airmen with Arkansas connections.

For more information, visit the.]]> /news-archive/2017/01/11/ualr-partnership-creates-podcasts-commemorating-history-of-wwi-in-arkansas/ Wed, 11 Jan 2017 22:18:44 +0000 /news/?p=66064 ... ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝LR partnership creates podcasts commemorating history of WWI in Arkansas]]> The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commission has released 13 new podcasts about Arkansas during the first world war. The podcasts were created in partnership with the ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝LR School of Mass Communication, an effort led by Senior Instructor David Weekley and his student, Carly Garner.   The ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝LR School of Mass Communication first partnered with the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to create a series of. ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝LR student engineers recorded the podcasts on a variety of Civil War topics in Arkansas. Arkansas teachers use the podcasts in their classrooms. “Many of our students have gained valuable experience over the years doing the Civil War podcasts,” Weekley said. “It looks good on their resume, and it benefits educators across the state of Arkansas. We are thrilled to continue this relationship with the World War I project.” Garner produced 13 podcasts during the fall 2016 semester. The project is expected to continue through fall 2018, with new podcasts being produced every semester. The initial podcasts covered topics as diverse as the role of Arkansas women during the war, a picric acid plant in Little Rock, the influence of World War I on the Elaine Massacre, and the story of one Arkansas soldier during the war. “As a collection, these snippets of Arkansas’s World War I story will provide a broad interpretation of the state’s role in the war both here and abroad that will be available for teachers, historians, and others interested in this crucial period in Arkansas and U.S. history,” said Mark Christ, community outreach director for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The new podcasts include:

• Dr. Carl Carlson-Drexler of the Arkansas Archeological Survey discussing a WWI munitions plant in east Little Rock
• Dr. Raymond Screws of the Arkansas National Guard Museum speaking about the building and evolution of the Camp Pike training ground
• Elizabeth Hill of the Arkansas Women’s History Institute discussing the many ways that Arkansas women aided the war effort during the Great War
• Grif Stockley, a Little Rock historian, covering the links between World War I and the 1919 Elaine race riots
• Tom Wing of the Drennen-Scott Historic Site talking about the WWI adventures of Dunham Scott of Van Buren
• Mark Christ of the Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Committee talking about a controversy involving a pair of post-war commemorative sculptures.

For more information, visit the. In the upper right photo, one of 13 newly released podcasts depicting life in Arkansas during World War I details the adventures of Doughboy Dunham Scott of Van Buren. Photo courtesy of Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.]]>