Greater Little Rock Preservation Awards

On October 23, the QQA presented the Greater Little Rock Preservation Awards during the 2019 Membership Meeting, sponsored by Moon Distributors of Little Rock.

Awards of Merit

Sam Scull House

The Sam Scull House at 2300 State Street is a contributing property of the National Register listed Governor’s Mansion Historic District.

Constructed in 1913 for Samuel Scull, a travel agent and salesman, the home is a classic Craftsman Style, designed by the Charles Thompson Firm and believed to have been designed by Thomas Harding.

Owners Joe van den Heuvel and Ted Holder purchased the house in 2000 after a tornado struck the neighborhood and began a two-decade long rehabilitation of the home.

Tim Biggs, Micahel Erwin, Ted Holder, and Joe van den Heuvel accept Award of Merit.

Sam Scull House after rehabilitation.

Bobby and Angela Matthews

Dr. Martin A. Sharp House

The Dr. Martin A. Sharp House, at 1422 South Summit, is a contributing structure of the National Register listed Central High School Neighborhood Historic District. It was the first house built on its block and was likely started soon after Martin Sharp purchased the property in 1899. It is an excellent and rare example of a two-story Queen Anne style house in the Central High neighborhood. 

Bobby and Angela Matthews and Lynn Boyd rehabilitated the home through plaster repairs, floor refinishing, updating bathrooms, relocating laundry, enlarging the kitchen, repainting the exterior, and installing a new rear deck.

Dr. Martin A. Sharp house after rehabilitation.

Matt Bell of Entegrity receives Award of Merit.

Darragh building after rehabilitation.

Darragh Building

When Entegrity began to plan the retrofit of the 13,342-square-foot historic Darragh Building in 2016, it was clear to the Partners that the building should be a high-performing, net-zero building – fit to house a company that offers efficiency, solar, and sustainability services to its clients.

In 2019, Entegrity Headquarters became the first LEED Zero-certified project in the United States, and the second in the world. The building has also been awarded ILFI's Zero Energy certification, and achieved LEED Platinum for new construction.

Some of the energy-saving work done on this project include use of all-LED lighting, dynamic self-tinting glass, operable windows and doors for natural ventilation in the warmer months, and occupancy sensors.  The project also included sustainability measures like the use of locally sourced materials where possible, preserving access to daylight and views, controllable lighting and comfort through the use of dynamic glass and self-tinting windows, highly efficient plumbing fixtures, and native landscaping

The Paint Factory

The Stebbins and Roberts Office Building and Factory, known today as the Paint Factory, at 1300 East Sixth Street is Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In the fall of 2015, Cromwell Architects Engineers purchased The Paint Factory, which formerly housed both Stebbins and Roberts, and later Sterling Paint. The Art Deco Motif building is an intact example of a post-war commercial and industrial building and is the only industrial building designed by Burks and Anderson, prominent Arkansas architects.

Cromwell worked with developer Moses Tucker to turn the 50,000 SF building into a mixed-use redevelopment with a restaurant, apartments, a print shop, a community room, and the Cromwell headquarters. 

Dan Fowler, COO of Cromwell Architects Engineers accepts an Award of Merit.

The Paint Factory after rehabilitation.

T. Martin Davis accepts an Award of Merit.

Powell House

The Powell House at 2623 West Markham is located in the Capital View Neighborhood Historic District. Now that the rehabilitation is complete, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Plan will evaluate the property and modify the designation to consider it now a contributing structure of the historic district.

The Powell House is built in the Prairie Style for Mr. Walter F. Booth in 1913 and designed by architect W.M. Holtzman, Jr.  

The Powell House at 2623 West Markham is located in the Capital View Neighborhood Historic District. Now that the rehabilitation is complete, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will evaluate the property and modify the designation to consider it now a contributing structure of the historic district.

The Powell House after rehabilitation.

Jimmy Strawn Award

Instituted in 1980, the Jimmy Strawn Award is bestowed upon someone whose efforts on behalf of the preservation of Greater Little Rock’s architectural heritage are an inspiration to the entire community. The 2019 winners are Jill Judy and Mark Brown of Downtown Dwellings.

Jill Judy and Mark Brown

Jill and Mark, founders of Downtown Dwellings, were drawn to Little Rock after visiting Mark’s niece at the Little Rock Air Force Base. They simply fell in love with Little Rock.

Over the past 13 years, Jill and Mark have been involved in the rehabilitation of 41 properties. They have bought and sold other non-distressed buildings in the neighborhood and sold other vacant land for new construction. In reality, they have been a part of almost 50 projects in Little Rock.  

Jill Judy and Mark Brown

Karen Ford, Clint Speer, and Matt Bradley accept the Jimmy Strawn Award for Jill Judy and Mark Brown.