We're on the National Register!

This press release came to us today from the Arkansas Historic Commission:

SOUTH MAIN STREET RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT LISTED ON NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES LITTLE ROCK—The South Main Street Residential Historic District at Little Rock in Pulaski County has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of historically significant properties, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Director Ken Grunewald announced today.

The South Main Street Residential Historic District, which runs along South Main between 19th and 24th streets, contains buildings dating to 1880. The district is notable “for its association with the development of Little Rock” and for “its assortment of quality late-nineteenth- and early twentieth century residential architecture, including specifically the Queen Anne, Craftsman and Colonial Revival styles,” the National Register nomination says. “South Main Street Residential Historic District represents the development of the city through the 1940s.”

The house at 2101 South Main where KABF and ACORN are located is within this designated area. It's a pretty two-story Queen Anne style house, which somebody in their infinite wisdom at one time (I'd guess the 1950s) covered partially with cinder blocks on the side facing Main Street. This designation would prevent such an "improvement" from being made today. Thank you Arkansas and the National Register.

(Now if we could just get together and paint the old girl...)