Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas Arkansas Preservation Awards

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1 Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas 2008 Arkansas Preservation Awards

2 Patrons Aubra Anthony, Jr. Gary Clements, AIA & Ann Clements William L. Cook, II Courtney C. Crouch, Jr. & Brenda Crouch Secretary of State Charlie Daniels Paul Dodds East-Harding, Inc. John Herzog Jim Jackson Tommy Jameson, AIA & Christy Jameson Dr. Ethel Goodstein-Murphree Justice David & Carolyn L. Newbern Mark & Cheryl Nichols Aaron Ruby, AIA & Veronica Ruby Linda Sue Sanders Witsell Evans Rasco Centerpieces provided by Gail Miller, Miller's Mud Mill an Arkansas Delta Made Artist, a project of the Rural Heritage Development Initiative. Pieces are available for purchase, please see Rhea Roberts or Vanessa Norton for information. More info on Miller s Mud Mill available at Wine generously donated by W Markham Street Little Rock, AR (501)

3 The Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas 2008 Arkansas Preservation Awards Banquet January 9, :00 pm keynote address by David Pryor at the Arkansas Governor s Mansion Grand Hall 6:00 pm - Reception and Author Book Signing A Pryor Commitment: An Autobiography of David Pryor 6:30 pm - Welcome John Herzog, President, HPAA 7:15 pm - Keynote Address David Pryor 7:35 pm - Preservation Awards Ceremony Chuck Dovish, Master of Ceremonies Award Categories Outstanding Achievement in Preservation Education Outstanding Service in Neighborhood Preservation Outstanding Work by a Craftsperson Outstanding Preservation Reporting in the Media Excellence in Preservation Through Rehabilitation Honorable Mention: Excellence in Preservation Through Rehabilitation Excellence in Preservation Through Restoration Excellence in Personal Projects Outstanding Achievement in Preservation Advocacy Outstanding New Construction in an Historic Setting The Ned Shank Award for Outstanding Preservation Publication The Parker Westbrook Award for Lifetime Achievement

4 2008 Preservation Award Recipients Outstanding Achievement in Preservation Education Arkansas Historic Preservation Program s Education Programs OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION MacArthur Park Group for the Arkansas Political History Audio Tour along the Museum, Art & Heritage Trail OUTSTANDING WORK BY A CRAFTSPERSON Mr. David Zoellner, Metropolitan Decorating OUTSTANDING PRESERVATION REPORTING IN THE MEDIA Mr. Kane Webb, Editorial Writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Quapaw Baths, LLC, Hot Springs, Taylor/Kempkes Architects HONORABLE MENTION: Burhman- Pharr Loft Apartments, Texarkana, Mr. Charles DeVille, Family Services Agency EXCELLENCE IN PRESERVATION THROUGH RESTORATION Capital Hotel, Little Rock, Capital Hotel Owners & Project Team EXCELLENCE IN PERSONAL PROJECTS Rosedale Plantation Barn, Arkadelphia, Mr. Tim Kauffman and Ms. Betty Eckhart OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PRESERVATION ADVOCACY Mr. Randall A. Smith for the Wallace Childrens Commemorative Monument, Van Buren. OUTSTANDING NEW CONSTRUCTION IN AN HISTORIC SETTING Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, Project Team THE NED SHANK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PRESERVATION PUBLICATION Bathhouse Row, We Bathe the World by Deborah Phillips-Carroll, Matter of Time Publishing. THE PARKER WESTBROOK AWARD Ms. Bobbie Heffington, Deputy Director of Museums for the Department of Arkansas Heritage

5 2008 Preservation Award Recipients Outstanding Achievement in Preservation Education Arkansas Historic Preservation Program s Education Programs OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION MacArthur Park Group for the Arkansas Political History Audio Tour along the Museum, Art & Heritage Trail OUTSTANDING WORK BY A CRAFTSPERSON Mr. David Zoellner, Metropolitan Decorating OUTSTANDING PRESERVATION REPORTING IN THE MEDIA Mr. Kane Webb, Editorial Writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Quapaw Baths, LLC, Hot Springs, Taylor/Kempkes Architects HONORABLE MENTION: Burhman- Pharr Loft Apartments, Texarkana, Mr. Charles DeVille, Family Services Agency EXCELLENCE IN PRESERVATION THROUGH RESTORATION Capital Hotel, Little Rock, Capital Hotel Owners & Project Team EXCELLENCE IN PERSONAL PROJECTS Rosedale Plantation Barn, Arkadelphia, Mr. Tim Kauffman and Ms. Betty Eckhart OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PRESERVATION ADVOCACY Mr. Randall A. Smith for the Wallace Childrens Commemorative Monument, Van Buren. OUTSTANDING NEW CONSTRUCTION IN AN HISTORIC SETTING Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, Project Team THE NED SHANK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PRESERVATION PUBLICATION Bathhouse Row, We Bathe the World by Deborah Phillips-Carroll, Matter of Time Publishing. THE PARKER WESTBROOK AWARD Ms. Bobbie Heffington, Deputy Director of Museums for the Department of Arkansas Heritage

6 David Pryor David Pryor has served Arkansas as member of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. Mr. Pryor served as Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 and as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1960 to He was recently named as the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. Mr. Pryor received the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas s Parker Westbrook Lifetime Achievement Award in Mr. Pryor is the author of A Pryor Commitment: The Autobiography of David Pryor (Butler Center Books, 2008). Arkansas Preservation Awards The Arkansas Preservation Awards highlight outstanding achievement in projects, programs, and exemplary practices that foster historic preservation across the state. Award categories include the Parker Westbrook Lifetime Achievement Award, Outstanding Service in Neighborhood Preservation, Outstanding Work by a Craftsperson, Excellence in Preservation Through Rehabilitation, Excellence in Preservation through Restoration, Excellence in Personal Preservation Projects, Outstanding Achievement in Preservation Advocacy, Outstanding New Construction in an Historic Setting, Outstanding Preservation Reporting in the Media, Ned Shank Award for Outstanding Preservation Publication, and Outstanding Achievement in Preservation Education. The Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas The Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas is the only statewide nonprofit organization focused on preserving Arkansas's architectural and cultural resources. Founded in 1981, the Alliance's mission is to educate, advocate and assist preservation efforts across the state. Through educational programs centered on architectural heritage, advocating for preservation legislation in the halls of the State Capitol and at the local level, and assisting owners of historic properties with the means and expertise to preserve and restore historic structures, the Alliance has been a statewide voice for preservation in Arkansas for over twenty-five years. History of the Arkansas Governor s Mansion The Arkansas Governor s Mansion sits on eight and one half acres in the Governor s Mansion National Register Historic District. Formerly on the site were Rosewood, the home of William S. Fulton, last territorial Governor of Arkansas; and the original Arkansas School for the Blind. In 1947, Act 257 created a Governor s Mansion Commission and appropriated $100,000 to build a new mansion. Governor Ben T. Laney laid the cornerstone of the new mansion in December Bricks from the Arkansas School for the Blind were salvaged and used in the new construction. The mansion opened on January 10, 1950 with a week-long invitation for the public to tour. Governor and Mrs. Sidney S. McMath, the 36th elected governor of Arkansas, moved into the mansion on February 3, It has since been the personal residence of all Arkansas Governors and their families. The Grand Hall was added in 2003 as part of the mansion remodeling and expansion project. The names of all eleven Arkansas governors who have occupied the mansion are on the runner of the Grand Hall staircase. Each step also depicts a mockingbird, apple blossoms, a diamond, twenty five blue crystals, and pine needles to represent the state tree. Future governors names will be added. The wooden state seal on the floor is inlaid with wood from fifteen native trees found in Arkansas. The two large paintings are of the legendary Arkansas Traveler. All the artwork in the mansion is on loan from the Arkansas Arts Center or the Arkansas Library System and was created by Arkansas artists.