FAYETTEVILLE -- Two more Fayetteville properties have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, according to a Friday news release from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
Fire Station No. 1 at 303 W. Center St. has served as headquarters for the Fayetteville Fire Department since 1964. The 15,000-square-foot building was designed by architect T.E. Shelton and built under a $146,000 contract with Shirley Construction.
"We like the tradition of it, and we like that it's an old fire station," Chief David Dayringer said in April when the property was nominated for listing on the National Register. "It's just kind of part of our culture."
The city's former Fire Station No. 3 at 4140 S. School Ave., just north of the terminal building at the Fayetteville Executive Airport, no longer houses fire trucks. The Fire Department uses it for training exercises. The one-story brick building was built by Tune Construction for $70,000 -- also in 1964.
Both stations were part of a bond program Fayetteville voters approved in 1962.
The National Register is the National Park Service's official list of the country's historic places that are worthy of preservation. Properties generally must be at least 50 years old to qualify. They are evaluated on their age, integrity and historic significance.
Once listed, properties can qualify for specific grants and state and federal tax credits, said Mark Christ, community outreach director of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
According to the program, more than 120 sites in Washington County are listed on the National Register. They include Old Main, Fayetteville's old post office building, the Rabbits Foot Lodge in Springdale, Prairie Grove Battlefield Park and an 11-sided barn on Appleby Road near Farmington.
Christ said Friday the National Park Service rejected another property in the county -- the Prairie Grove Airlight outdoor telephone booth -- that had been nominated for listing in April. The Historic Preservation Program also nominated the historic section of the Prairie Grove Cemetery, but that nomination was returned for additional information. Christ said program officials would revamp and renominate the cemetery in the coming weeks.
NW News on 06/20/2015