11 state sites in 7 counties earn historic register bids

The state Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program nominated 11 Arkansas properties in seven counties to the National Register of Historic Places on Wednesday.

Properties nominated to the National Register included four in Pulaski County:

• The Matthews-Story House, a 1925 Craftsman-style airplane bungalow in Little Rock.

• The Dan Stowers Office Building, a 1961 International-style building in Little Rock.

• The Sam Strauss Jr. House, a 1963-64 midcentury, modern-style residence in Cammack Village.

• The Jacksonville Commercial Historic District, featuring buildings erected between 1925 and 1962 in Jacksonville.

Others around the state nominated were:

• The South Howard Street Historic District at Morrilton in Conway County, featuring five Minimal Traditional houses built around 1945.

• The Malvern Commercial Historic District at Malvern in Hot Spring County, featuring 35 buildings constructed between 1897 and 1925.

• the Lawyer's Row Historic District at Malvern in Hot Spring County, containing four buildings constructed between 1910 and 1922.

• The Arkansas 79 Bridge Boundary Increase at Clarendon in Monroe County, featuring 1.5 miles of reinforced concrete approaches on the west side of the bridge.

• The Servetus W. Ogan House at Wynne in Cross County, an American Foursquare structure built of ornamental concrete blocks around 1910.

• The Lawrence County Courthouse at Walnut Ridge in Lawrence County, built in 1965 and featuring a modern style influenced by New Formalism.

• The Blytheville Air Force Base Capeheart Housing Historic District at Blytheville in Mississippi County, featuring structures built 1957-1962 for military families.

The board also listed the Edgar Wright Farmstead at Judsonia in White County on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places. The Arkansas register recognizes historically noteworthy places that are not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

State Desk on 08/11/2015

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