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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-05-14 - Agendas - Final 113 W. Mountain St Fayetteville, AR 72701 Historic District Commission Agenda City Hall Meeting Room 101/ Virtual Meeting Via Zoom Thursday, May 14, 2026 5:30 PM Members Chair Christine Myres (Exp: 06/28) Vice Chair Cheri Coley (Exp: 06/27) Meredith Mahan (Exp: 06/26) Jennifer Didway (Exp: 06/27) Tommie Flowers Davis (Exp: 06/27) Mark Harper (Exp: 06/27) Karen Rorex (Exp: 06/28) City Staff Long Range and Historic Preservation Planner Kylee Cole Long Range Planning and Special Projects Manager Britin Bostick Historic District Commission May 14, 2026 City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Page 2 Zoom Information Webinar ID: 840 2719 5015 Registration Link: https://fayetteville- ar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f7HGmAuqT-ipZ__Xsp5EzQ 2026 Historic Preservation Awards Call to Order Roll Call Minutes Approval of the April 9, 2026 Meeting Minutes. Unfinished Business Downtown Plan Update Proposed Fayetteville Black Local Historic District Review proposal for the creation of a local historic district recognizing the historic Black community in Fayetteville. Proposed South Fayetteville Local Historic District Review proposal for the creation of a local historic district in south Fayetteville with significance as a working-class residential neighborhood. Oak Grove Local Historic District Amendment Review request to amend the boundary of the Oak Grove Local Historic District to include the property at 515 N. Park Avenue. New Business Historic District Commission May 14, 2026 City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Page 3 Announcements Adjournment TO: Historic District Commission FROM: Kylee Cole, Long Range & Preservation Planner MEETING DATE: May 14, 2026 SUBJECT: Proposed Fayetteville Black Local Historic District Background: On December 31, 2025, the City Clerk-Treasurer’s Office verified a resident-submitted petition to propose a local historic district referred to as “Spout Spring Historic District”1. The Clerk- Treasurer’s office verified seventy-three (73) signatures out of the total of one-hundred forty- three (143) property owners within the proposed boundary. Their final calculation shows that 51% of property owners within the proposed district signed the petition. The required percentage of signatures according to the Arkansas Historic Districts Act is 51%. Following the validation of signatures, staff began intensive research into the properties included within the boundary as submitted with the petition. Results from the Phase 1 Citywide Survey of Historic Properties and additional property research were used to develop this report. Since the petition was submitted with the intent of creating a local historic district associated with historically Black-owned properties, information about past owners was required beyond what was captured by the Phase 1 survey. Through a detailed review of deeds and property records available from the Washington County Assessor’s Office, a chain of ownership was identified for each property (Exhibit D). Owner names were cross referenced with census records, archived city directories, newspaper articles, birth and death certificates, and obituaries to confirm the identity of the owner. From this research a list of historically Black owned properties was generated in support of the local historic district theme as submitted (Figure 3). Some properties did not have a documented history of Black ownership but had historic-age buildings associated with the 20th century working class neighborhood development in South Fayetteville, and these are discussed in a separate staff report and recommendation for the South Fayetteville Local Historic District. April 9, 2026 Historic District Commission Meeting - Staff presented the initial report and findings on the proposed district to the Historic District Commission (HDC) at their April 9, 2026 regular meeting. Staff’s recommendations for splitting the proposed historic district into two separate districts based on ownership history and recommendations from the Phase 1 Citywide Survey of Historic Properties were discussed in detail. The HDC requested that staff return to the May meeting with separate reports detailing the recommendations. The creation of local historic districts is supported by four elements of the City’s Heritage & 1 Due to the length of time spent on petition signature gathering, additional research and community meetings have made clear t hat “Spout Spring” is not a placename that the neighborhood and long-time residents support. Alternative names should be pursued and are discussed within this report. Until a formal name is agreed upon by the neighborhood, the neighborhood will be referred to broadly as the “Fayetteville Black Local Historic District.” Historic Preservation Plan adopted in July 2023: Heritage and Historic Preservation Master Plan Relevant Goals and Action Items 1.9 Plan Review Include historic preservation staff in review of proposed major projects and zoning changes to determine impacts to historic resources. 1.10 Demolition Ordinance Pass an ordinance to allow for the review of proposed demolitions for resources forty-five years or older. Staff to evaluate each property for significance. Work with property owner to discourage demolition. Reviews should be taken up by HDC as needed. 3.7 Local Historic District Designation Poll NRHP historic district property owners to gauge interest in becoming a local historic district. Based on poll results, prioritize facilitation of local historic district designation. 4.9 Community Engagement: Transparency Publish information about historic preservation reviews and demolitions of historic properties to increase transparency. Boundary as Submitted: The submitted boundary encompasses two areas located southeast of downtown (Figure 1). The northern section is roughly bound by East Spring Street, North Walnut Avenue, East Huntsville Road, and North Washington Avenue. The southern section is roughly bound by South Willow Avenue, East 7th Street, South College Avenue, and East South Street/East Huntsville Road. Figure 1. Proposed Local Historic District Boundary as submitted by petitioners shown in red. Recommended Boundary: Since the petition was submitted with the stated intent of creating a local historic district based on Black ownership, the boundary below is recommended to reflect properties that were historically Black-owned. Importantly, the recommendation below does not reflect in anyway on the historic owners or their importance to the community. This boundary is solely intended to capture the highest proportion of extant historically Black owned properties and align with the intent of a local historic district as established by the Arkansas Historic Districts Act. Some properties within the submitted boundary are not recommended for inclusion in the Fayetteville Black Historic District as highlighted in Figure 2 and discussed below: 1. This area does not have a documented history of Black ownership. Although at least one property is currently in Black ownership, to make a historic association with the Black 1 2 Figure 2. Recommended Fayetteville Black Historic District 3 community for the purposes of a local historic district, ownership would need to date to at least 1976 (50 years ago at time of writing). It is therefore recommended for inclusion in the South Fayetteville Historic District associated with 20th century working class history in Fayetteville. 2. This area did not have historic Black ownership as evidenced in deed records and was not historically improved. The properties are currently vacant. 3. This area represents an area more closely associated with 20th century working class Fayetteville’s history and represents a racially diverse neighborhood from development to 1976. Though Black ownership at various times from around 1923 to 1976 and beyond is evident in the historic record, 21 out of 47 or 44.6% of properties were at one time Black-owned. This is significantly less than the 73 out of 85 properties, or 85.8%, of properties within the recommended Black Historic District area to the north. Further, 9 of the historically Black-owned properties within this area are vacant or contain new construction that do not convey the association with historic owners. The Jefferson School is located within this area and represents the story of the integration of Fayetteville’s public schools. As noted below, the Jefferson School was constructed as a white-only elementary and was integrated in 1965. History: Since the petition was submitted with the intent of creating a local historic district in the context of Black historic occupation, much of this section of the report will speak to that history and use information from the Historic Black Community of Southeast Fayetteville Historic Context Statement.2 The history of Fayetteville’s Black community reaches back to the settlement of Washington County when white migrants from the upper South brought Black enslaved persons with them in the 1830s. The number of enslaved people in Washington county increased from around 250 to 1,500 in 1860, with around 200 residing within Fayetteville. Enslaved people built early Fayetteville, as they were heavily involved in the construction of homes and community buildings and contributed to the young town’s economic success with their domestic and farm labor. Following emancipation, the Black population in Washington County dropped to just 674 people.3 As Fayetteville reconstructed following Civil War occupation, many Black Fayettevillians found work as construction or mill workers, and soon a thriving Black community and economy was present in town. Although documenting early post- emancipation settlement is difficult due to the lack of clear records, by 1880 concentrations of Black families begin appearing in federal census records along what is now South Willow Street and East Mountain Street.4 The establishment of the Henderson School and its replacement building provided an institutional anchor for the Black community along Olive Street. There was, however, not one centralized Black community until much later. In the early 20th century, Black settlement in Fayetteville was less concentrated than it would become in the subsequent decades. Some Black residents continued to live in predominantly white residential areas, near their workplace. The majority, however, lived east and southeast of downtown. By the 1930s, many of the Black families who resided near the Henderson school had moved elsewhere. As Black families vacated or sold their homes in the area around the Henderson school, they were quickly replaced with white residences in what is now the Washington-Willow NRHP. 2 Please see the full document on the City of Fayetteville website, https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/4353/The-Historic-Black- Community-of-Southeas#docaccess-209b0e304faf6fbd29da1fc13588134416a21eb9d696c857a795637f8ae421e7. 3 Historic Black Community of Southeast Fayetteville Historic Context Statement, 16. 4 Historic Context Statement, 18. Black residential patterns became increasingly clear through the early 20th century as two areas emerged south of the Henderson School. The first, represented by the northern portion of the petition boundary was roughly bound by Spring Street to the north, the courthouse to the west, Huntsville Road to the south, and Mount Sequoyah to the east. The second, between Huntsville Road and 4th Street, was more sparsely populated and is not represented in this petition boundary.5 The area would become more developed and densely occupied by Black and white families in the mid-20th century as settlement generally moved south toward 7th Street. This trend was furthered when the Henderson School was replaced by the Lincoln School at the corner of East Center and South Willow in 1936.6 When the Lincoln School was constructed, Black students could remain in Fayetteville for their education through the 9th grade but still had to go elsewhere to finish high school. This coupled with the lack of career options meant that many Black students who left Fayetteville did not return to the community, a trend that lasted until the late 1960s. In 1954, seven Black students integrated Fayetteville High School. All were residents of the community east of downtown. Junior high schools followed, but it took eleven years before the elementary schools were desegregated in 1965. Children in the neighborhood were split between the formerly all-white Washington School and the Jefferson School.7 In addition to school segregation throughout the mid-twentieth century, city plans upheld the segregation of Fayetteville. The 1945 “A Master City Plan and Public Works Program for Fayetteville, Arkansas”, sponsored jointly by the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce and Fayetteville City Council, called for the construction of U.S. Highway 71 through the neighborhood, following Willow Ave. and Spring Branch to the intersection of Maple and Mission. Part of the justification for the route was that “it would afford an opportunity to build roadside parks and parking area in what is now sub-standard housing districts.”, and that “the highway would not pass by important public buildings such as schools, hospitals, etc.” The historic St. James Methodist and Missionary Baptist churches as well as the Lincoln School were all on the proposed highway route. The plan also suggested that a Federal housing project be developed for the displaced Black residents, citing discriminatory justification that “when two races are mixed in a neighborhood all property loses value.” Though many of these proposals were never carried out, the proposal for the destruction of the Black community provides a clear picture of the white power structure’s view of the neighborhood. There was also an acknowledgement of the importance of Black labor within this plan, as new housing was intended to be as close to downtown businesses and industries as possible. This plan also revealed the city’s longstanding lack of investment in infrastructure within the community, with vague statements about the unsuitable residential area and admissions that the streets remained unpaved in 1945.8 While many of the projects proposed in the 1945 plan did not come to fruition, the neighborhood was subjected to many of the proposals of the 1968 “Program for Community Renewal” written by consulting planner James Vizzier. Like many urban renewal plans of the mid-20th century, the plan was paid for in part by a grant from the federal Urban Renewal Administration under the Housing Act of 1954. The plan noted that Fayetteville’s “general plan should be updated and expanded to include plans for community renewal.”, and further explained that, “…about 65% of the housing supply [in the city] might be susceptible to blight…Most of these improvements are 5 These two areas are sometimes referred to as the Hollow and the Valley, though consensus on this from neighbors is not present from our community meetings. 6 Historic Context Statement, 37. 7 Historic Context Statement, 45-47. 8 Historic Context Statement, 41-42. in older neighborhoods where the units that must be cleared are deficient or dilapidated rather than sound.” Vizzier counted 1,327 families to be displaced by public improvements for University expansion, street construction, hospitals or schools and playgrounds, while at the same time noting an imbalance between the cost of housing and family income. He laid out an ambitious and costly ($47,615,400 in 1968 dollars) plan for urban renewal in Fayetteville, most of which was never accomplished. The report also provided insight into demographics and the built environment of southeast Fayetteville’s Black community. The report stated that there were approximately 600 non-white residents of Fayetteville, about 100 of which were University of Arkansas students and 500 who were permanent residents. According to the report, in 1968, Black families comprised approximately 2.3% of Fayetteville’s population and “80% live in substandard houses in one narrowly confined neighborhood.” Though never identified by a name and described as “a small area east of the Fayetteville square,” the document identified southeast Fayetteville as an area of blight, a slum area, and one of Fayetteville’s “worst neighborhoods.” Two-thirds of Black families owned their own home, though the report writers indicated that low wages prevented property owners from improving their property. Residents living along Willow Avenue were interviewed as part of a “Community Attitudes Survey,” in which: “Most complaints were aimed at sanitary services, streets and drainage problems.” The report also documented the increased movement of Black families into “the Valley”: “Since 1960, however, Negro families have begun to move south of Huntsville Road in the neighborhood of Jefferson school.” The closure of the Lincoln School and desegregation of the Jefferson School was likely a factor in the Black settlement in the area. Changes to the Built Environment of Southeast Fayetteville In the late 1960s and early 1970s, at least ten vacant and “substandard” houses in southeast Fayetteville were demolished, as documented by both Peter Kunkel and the City Code Compliance department. It appears that a handful of houses were also “brought up to standard,” during this period, though it is unclear whether this was done at the owner’s expense or through community and/or local government support. Present-day residents recalled that there were several instances in which the community rallied to assist residents whose homes were at risk of condemnation, under the leadership of Jessie Carr Bryant. While a full investigation of demolitions in the community has not been undertaken, it is clear from historic photographs, aerial images, and maps that many residences were demolished in the late 20th century, particularly along E. Mountain Street and E. Rock Street.9 The Lincoln School was demolished shortly after its closure in 1965, and a public housing complex known as Willow Heights was constructed in its place by the early 1970s. Following the desegregation of Fayetteville elementary schools and demolition of the Lincoln School in 1965, Black children in the community were split between two formerly all-white schools. Children who lived north of Center Street attended Washington Elementary, and children who lived south of Center Street attended Jefferson Elementary.10 Following the Civil Rights Movement, new opportunities emerged for Fayetteville’s Black residents, including new freedoms to settle in other places of the city. Black families moved outside the historic Black community, but many others elected to stay in the community where they had been raised, and where generations of their families had lived. Today, many of the properties in the community are still owned by descendants of Fayetteville’s historic Black community. 9 Historic Context Statement, 51. 10 Historic Context Statement, 46-47. Neighborhood Architecture Much of the proposed district is dominated by vernacular forms, including some of the oldest extant homes in Fayetteville. This aligns with the neighborhood’s development history, which prioritized function over high style and used local materials. The earliest known homes were single pen or wood frame houses, which were typically square, but overhanging shed roofs and shed roof rear extensions were common. There are several examples of single pen houses, including the house at 216 E. Center Street. Another vernacular form, the double pen, is present in the district with an example at 160 E. Meadow Street. Bent houses are also present, with examples at 212 E. Center Street and 115 N. Washington Avenue. Gable front houses were a dominant folk form during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and several examples are present, including homes at 234 S. Willow Avenue and 256 E. Mountain Street. A few native stone buildings are present in the neighborhood, with most of them concentrated in the southern section. An example in the northern portion includes the highly significant Webb’s Café and boarding house at 105 N. Willow Avenue which was listed in the Green Book. Other buildings associated with the historic Black community include educational and religious buildings. This includes the Henderson School, which is not within the proposed boundary and has since been modified into a single-family residence, and the St. James United Methodist Church constructed in 1884. Please refer to the Historic Black Community of Southeast Fayetteville Historic Context Statement and property inventory below for additional detail on the architectural fabric of the neighborhood.11 Discussion: The recommended district is highly significant for its association with Black property occupancy from emancipation, and ownership as reflected in the historic record as early as 1910 to 1976 and beyond (Criterion A).12 Historic Ownership: Through careful review of deeds available through the Washington County Assessor’s Office and digital archives, two clusters of properties associated with historic Black ownership became clear (Figure 3). The first is in the northern portion of the proposed boundary, where seventy- three (73) extant homes, demolished homes, and historically vacant properties owned and occupied by Black residents are located. In the southern portion of the proposed district, twenty- one (21) additional historically Black owned properties are present, in the area surrounding the Combs Street Church of Christ and East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. As discussed above, this southern area represents an area closely associated with 20th century working class Fayetteville’s history and represents a racially diverse neighborhood from development to 1976. Though Black ownership at various times from around 1923 to 1976 and beyond is evident in the historic record, 21 out of 47 or 44.6% of properties were at one time Black-owned. This is significantly less than the 73 out of 85 properties, or 85.8%, of properties within the recommended Fayetteville Black Historic District area to the north. Further, 9 of the historically Black-owned properties within this area are vacant or contain new construction that do not convey the association with historic owners. 11 Please see the full document on the City of Fayetteville website, https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/4353/The-Historic-Black- Community-of-Southeas#docaccess-209b0e304faf6fbd29da1fc13588134416a21eb9d696c857a795637f8ae421e7. 12 It is important to note that Black individuals ownership may not be fully represented in the historic record through traditional means like mortgages and deeds. Individuals may have entered informal ownership contracts earlier than revealed by deed recor ds. Reliance on typical historic documentary evidence has its limitations but is the most reliable source for understanding ownership patterns. Of importance, there are likely other significant resources associated with Fayetteville’s Black Heritage elsewhere in the city, which may be documented in future survey efforts or with future local historic district petitions. For example, Oaks Cemetery, the primary burial ground for Black residents for decades, is outside of the proposed boundary. There are also numerous local businesses and institutions associated with Black history in Fayetteville, and the current boundary does not reflect the full breadth of the Black community’s contributions to the city’s history.13 A local historic district could be amended to add other properties in the future. The creation of a local historic district associated with southeast Fayetteville’s Historic Black Community aligns with recommendations from the Phase 1 Survey, which noted “many of the community’s historic resources have been lost to demolition or new infill, and development pressure, deterioration, and lack of funding and resources for preservation and maintenance threaten the remaining resources.” A local historic district could help protect the remaining buildings associated with Fayetteville’s Black history.14 Areas that were not historically associated with Black ownership are not included in the recommended boundary. Many of these properties are recommended for inclusion in the South Fayetteville Local Historic District, which is associated with a broader history of the 20th century working class in Fayetteville, and is submitted for consideration separately. Property Regulations: The intended purpose of a local historic district as permitted through the Arkansas Historic Districts Act is the protection of existing historic properties through regulation and review by staff and the Historic District Commission. Since there is a general distinction between the level of integrity of materials between the northern and southern areas, it may be appropriate to regulate them with different sets of design guidelines that provide greater flexibility for properties that have undergone alterations to materials, but still retain form, located primarily in the northern area recommended for consideration as a Fayetteville Black Historic District. 13 Phase 1 Fayetteville Citywide Historic Resources Survey, 14. 14 Phase 1 Survey, 15. Figure 3. Historically Black-owned properties within and adjacent to the submitted boundary. This area contains primarily vernacular architectural forms, which have undergone periodic alteration over time. Many homes in the area were originally small wood frame cottages with rear additions. As families grew or finances improved, homes would be improved and expanded upon. Though some of these changes happened during the historic period (pre-1976), many occurred after this time, impacting the integrity of the buildings when considered through a traditional historic preservation lens. These normal changes during the lifecycle of a home should be considered in context of the people who lived there, who had deep roots in the neighborhood, strong ties to their own heritage, and perhaps lacked the financial resources or opportunity to move elsewhere but still took great pride in maintaining and improving their homes. It is important to consider that the overall form, design, and scale/massing of these homes are the most important character defining features. Buildings may have lost integrity of materials but are still largely able to convey their association with the historic Black community through the vernacular styles and forms present. Comparatively, the southern area subject to the petition and proposal holds a higher degree of integrity of design and materials, particularly with some of the Ozark Giraffe and Craftsman homes. Since there is a general distinction between the level of integrity of materials between the two areas, it may be appropriate to regulate them with different sets of design guidelines that provide greater flexibility for properties that have undergone alterations to materials but still retain a vernacular form and modest scale. Public Comment: Staff held two community meetings at the Yvonne Richardson Community Center on March 18th and April 12th. At the meetings, attendees (12 and 15 individuals, respectively) asked clarifying questions and expressed a general desire to tell the full story of the neighborhood including where there were once Black-owned homes that are no longer extant. We offered a dot voting exercise where attendees were asked whether they preferred property regulations only (5), a formal acknowledgement of history only (10), or both (12). No statements in opposition to the creation of the district or inclusion of a property have been received by staff as of writing. Recommendation: Based upon the findings in this report, staff recommends two approaches to fully honor and document the significance of the areas within the proposal: 1. Adopt an alternative boundary for the Fayetteville Black Historic District as shown in Exhibit E below and forward for review by the Planning Commission and SHPO. This district boundary centers on the area with the highest concentration of historic Black ownership and aligns with the purpose of a local historic district – to protect existing historic resources. Acknowledging that this approach is inherently inequitable for communities who have had their properties taken due to urban renewal, lack of access to financial resources, and forced removal from the community to pursue greater socio- economic opportunities, a recognition of the full extent of the historic Black community is warranted and discussed below. 2. This recommendation is not directly related to the authority of the Historic District Commission as outlined by the Arkansas Historic Districts Act, but would honor the full history of the historic Black community in southeast Fayetteville. In discussions with community members, it became clear that a formal statement of recognition of the historic Black community and their contributions to city history is desired and warranted. Since a local historic district is intended to protect extant historic structures, a district is not the most equitable tool to recognize a community’s full history, especially when the physical reminders of that history have been erased. A Proclamation or Resolution recognizing the historic Black community and the accomplishments of its residents could honor the history of this place where other regulatory tools are not an appropriate approach. This proclamation could: a. Acknowledge the full extent of the Historic Black Community in Southeast Fayetteville, from emancipation to present. b. Honor the lives of our historic neighbors who survived enslavement in Fayetteville and remained in the community, creating a lasting impact in the neighborhoods, schools, businesses, and the history of Fayetteville. c. Direct the renaming of “Spout Spring Branch” to it’s historic name “the Branch” and acknowledge that the creek’s name was changed without the input of the residents who built their neighborhood around the waterway. This renaming has contributed to the use of white placenames for a Black community without the community’s input or consent. d. Acknowledge that “Spout Spring” is not the name that the community refers to itself as, and direct that the name will not be used in any future City documents except in reference to the 1971 sociological text by Peter Kinkel which used the moniker as a pseudonym for the community. e. Initiate the merger of the Black Heritage Preservation Commission with the Historic District Commission so that additional Black representation on the administrative body for local historic districts can be achieved. Recommended Motion: “I move to forward the proposal for the Fayetteville Black Historic District to the Planning Commission and the State Historic Preservation Office for consideration and comment.” Attachments: • Exhibit A: Excerpt from Arkansas Historic Districts Act • Exhibit B: City Clerk Treasurer Verification Letter • Exhibit C: Inventory of Properties • Exhibit D: Deed History • Exhibit E: Recommended Local Historic District Boundary Office of the City Clerk Treasurer 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 December 31, 2025 Re: Proposed Historic District – SE Fayetteville Historic District After a detailed review of the Arkansas Historic Districts Act, deed records, and petition signatures, our office has verified that there are enough signatures to meet the required threshold of 51%. Our team was able to verify seventy-three (73) signatures out of a total of one-hundred forty-three (143) property owners within the proposed boundary. Our final calculation shows that 51% of property owners within the proposed historic district signed the petition. Based upon the dates located on the petition pages, the timeframe that these signatures were collected was 10/2024 – 12/2025. Respectfully, Kara Paxton, MMC, CAMC City Clerk Treasurer Kara Paxton – City Clerk Treasurer Courtney Spohn – Senior Deputy City Clerk Phone: 479-575-8323 cityclerk@fayetteville-ar.gov Properties: All photos from Google Streetview (March 2025) unless otherwise noted. Address Photo 216 E. Center Date of Construction: c.1910 Style/Form: Single Pen Association(s): Potentially one of the oldest buildings in the area depicted on early aerial photos. Charles Means, Laquita Perry Means Jake & Velma Perry, Esora Savage, Frank Whitney. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 217 E. Center Date of Construction: c.1965 Style/Form: Split Level Association(s): Jake & Velma Perry. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 323 E. Center Date of Construction: c.1940 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Lafayette & Dorothy Barker. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 369 E. Center Date of Construction: c.1889 Style/Form: Gabled Ell/”Bent House” Association(s): Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Low 377 E. Center Date of Construction: c.1999 Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 404 E. Center Date of Construction: c.1951 Style/Form: Gabled Ell/”Bent House” Association(s): Preston & Isabelle Lackey Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 410 E. Center Date of Construction: c.1920 Style/Form: Gabled Ell/”Bent House” Association(s): Louis Bryant Jr. and Jessie B. Bryant; Bill and Inez McPherson; Samuel and Lula Young Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 411 E. Center Date of Construction: c.1965 Style/Form: Side Gable Association(s): Romey & Thelma Thomason, Lois Dean Bryant. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 412 E. Center Date of Construction: c.1920 Style/Form: Front Gable Association(s): Home of Labe and Ballie Joiner, prominent early 20th century Black residents. On 1920 aerial. Jessie Bryant. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 417 E. Center Date of Construction: c.1955 Style/Form: Minimal Traditional Association(s): Home of significant local Black residents Louis Bryant and Jessie Carr Bryant. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 156 E. Meadow Date of Construction: c.1905 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Hattie Bass, Josie Flowers, Gregory Flowers. Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: Low 159 E. Meadow Date of Construction: c.1925 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Hayden & Lettie Hall, Dorothy Buchanan. Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: Low 160 E. Meadow Date of Construction: c.1940 Style/Form: Double Pen Association(s): Julia Berry; Irene Walton Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 161 E. Meadow Date of Construction: c.1915 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): James & Mary Jane Logan Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 204 E. Meadow Date of Construction: c.1915 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Hattie Bass, Elizabeth Jackson, Charles Ruffin, Ben Walton, Irene Walton Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 365 E. Meadow Date of Construction: c.1995 Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 194 E. Mountain Date of Construction: 2025 Style/Form: N/A Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 256 E. Mountain Date of Construction: c.1915 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Ivy & Alfred Hunter, Will York, Tom & Sallie Barnes, JD & Clara Barnes, Bobby & Sherry Barker. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 267 E. Mountain Date of Construction: c.1963 Style/Form: Ranch Association(s): Charlie York, David Dart, Arnold & Alice Blackburn, Elva Blackburn. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 218 E. Rock Date of Construction: c.1965 Style/Form: Side Gable Association(s): Not associated with historic Black ownership. Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: Low 240 E. Rock Date of Construction: c.1965/2025 Association(s): Yvonne Richardson Community Center Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 281 E. Rock Date of Construction: 2016 Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 106 N. Washington Date of Construction: c.1959 Style/Form: Minimal Traditional Association(s): Osborn Cox, Maggie McDowell, Virginia Cravens. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 115 N. Washington Date of Construction: c.1940 Style/Form: Minimal Traditional Association(s): Georgia Garrison, Erie Davis Stanton, William & Willie Deffebaugh. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 116 N. Washington Date of Construction: c.1975 Style/Form: Minimal Traditional Association(s): Previously owned by Preston Lackey, one of the original seven students to integrate Fayetteville High School in 1954. Will York, Rufus & Rosa Torrence, Amos & Elnora Jackson, Preston & Isabell Lackey. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 118 N. Washington Date of Construction: c.1940 Style/Form: Minimal Traditional Association(s): Henry Jordan, Leo Watson, Bennie Gene Watson. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 115 S. Washington Date of Construction: c.1980s Style/Form: Contemporary Association(s): St. James Baptist Church. Replaced original 1927 church destroyed by fire in 1944. Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 7 N. Willow Date of Construction: c.1915 Style/Form: Double Pen Association(s): Parsonage of St. James UMC Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 7 N. Willow Date of Construction: c.1884 Association(s): St. James UMC Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 14 N. Willow Date of Construction: c.1910 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Marden Carr, Charlotte Hayes, Kirk & Audrey Deffebaugh Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High Photo by Post Oak Preservation Solutions 105 N. Willow Date of Construction: c.1923 Style/Form: Rustic Association(s): Former Webb’s Café (in the Negro Motorist’s Green Book) Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High Property as it appeared in 2023 (Google Streetview). 106 N. Willow Date of Construction: c.1950 Style/Form: Ranch Association(s): Ozark Chapter #295 Order of the Eastern Star, Hill City Lodge #347, Elizabeth Buchanan, Tommie Flowers Davis. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High Photo by Post Oak Preservation Solutions 127 N. Willow Date of Construction: c.1965 Style/Form: Minimal Traditional Association(s): Amanda Baylor Tuttle, Willie C. & Hazel Buchanan Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High Photo by Post Oak Preservation Solutions 119 S. Willow Date of Construction: c.1925 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Ralph & Mary Rogers Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 218 S. Willow Date of Construction: 1994 Style/Form: Association(s): Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 234 S. Willow Date of Construction: c.1905 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Theopolis Hall Jr, Clara Hall, Loretta Blackburn Carr, Jack Carr Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate Properties to Consider for Inclusion in the Fayetteville Black Historic District: Oaks Cemetery (PID: 765-14935-010) Date: c. 1867-1963 Associations: Only purposefully planned Black cemetery in Fayetteville. Listed in ARHP in 2014.15 Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 15 J.B. Hogan, “Oaks Cemetery,” Encyclopedia of Arkansas, June 16, 2023, accessed February 3, 2026, https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/oaks-cemetery-16676/. East Mountain Cemetery (PID: 765- 12817-000, 765-12817-001, 765-12817- 002) Date: c.1840-1961 Association(s): Includes the burials of Black individuals who were enslaved and/or employed by the David Walker family along with burials of other white Fayetteville families. The property was included on Preserve Arkansas’s 2025 Most Endangered Places List.16 Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 16 City of Fayetteville, Historic Context Statement – The Historic Black Community of Southeast Fayetteville, 15. Preserve Arkansas, “2025 Most Endangered Places,” September 15, 2025, accessed February 3, 2026, https://preservearkansas.org/what-we-do/most- endangered-2025/. Exhibit D District Deed Research Note: Since the petition was submitted with the intent of forming a Black historic district, reasonable efforts were made to determine the race of individual property owners. Where Census records, city directories, obituaries, or other documentation confirmed, Black individuals are noted in purple. Only properties within the proposed district boundary are included in this document. Importantly, additional properties may have been Black occupied, but that information would not be captured by deeds and would require additional research outside of the scope of this project. Future research could use Census records to determine where Black renters were living within Fayetteville. If information has been omitted or incorrectly identified, please reach out to longrangeplanning@fayetteville-ar.gov so we can update the record. 216 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 5.27.2016 - Present 2016/14969 Zachary J. Morgan John Wayne & Nicole Jones 6.15.2007 2007/23636 John Wayne & Nicole Jones Clearwater Investments Inc. 7.22.1994 94/44405 Charles Means & Laquita Perry Means Jake B. & Velma Perry 8.29.1975 909/741 Jake B & Velma Perry Mack T. Miner & Lula Faye Miner 9.8.1975 893/812 Mack T. Miner & Lula Faye Miner Esora Savage 4.22.1944 339/194 Esora Savage Carlos B. Hill 6.24.1942 328/91 Carlos B. Hill Cecil Whitney (son of Frank Whitney) 9.18.1922 212/28 Frank Whitney A.M & Mary E Byrnes Note: Appears as A. Byrnes on 1908 Plat Map Sources: • Albert M. Byrnes, Irish carpenter and builder of many Fayetteville homes. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21607323/albert-michael-byrnes • Frank Whitney (buried in Oaks Cemetery) 217 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 4.27.23 2023/10465 Reginald Perry Sr. Perry 4.27.2023 Jake Perry Jr.; Tammy Perry’ Reginald Perry Sr. Perry 7.7.1976 909/741 Jake B & Velma Perry Mack T. & Lula Miner 9.14.1946 394/50 Clementine Macklin Dowell Mark St. Clair Ellis & Rose St. John Mildmay Ellis 1.20.1948 386/588 Mark St. Clair Ellis & Rose St. John Mildmay Ellis Hattie Macklin 11.22.1939 314/225 James & Hattie Macklin Eli & Elizabeth Reed Note: Appears as M. Cole on 1908 Plat Map Additional research needed to clarify ownership between 1946 & 1976 Exhibit D 323 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 12.7.2001 2001/161865 Lafayette Barker Jr. Dorothy Barker; Lafayette Barker Jr.; Sandra Barker Lafayette & Dorothy Barker 7.19.1949 411/326 Lafayette & Dorothy Barker Mark St. Clair Ellis & Rose St. John Mildmay Ellis 8.13.1941 320/433 Mark St. Clair Ellis & Rose St. John Mildmay Ellis Frank Barr 2.16.1929 295/295 Frank Barr Gordy & Laura Mason 2/25/1922 212/287 Gordy & Laura Mason J. Dryden Parks 9.23.1921 201/607 J. Dryden Parks E. F & Cener H. Ellis Note: T. Joyce on 1908 Plat Map 369 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 11.28.1984 1125/328 Linda K. Hendricks Michael George & Susan Lynn Thurmond 5.18.1983 1078/387 Michael George & Susan Lynn Thurmond John William & Jessie Lee Murphy; Irma Murphy Jewell (heir of Leta Taylor Murphy) 2.26.1946 359/176 E.M. & Leta T. Murphy Virgil A. Cosby & Myrtle Cosby 2.17.1945 347/297 Virgil A. Cosby & Myrtle Cosby Emma Lucile Dunn Emma Lucille Dunn … 404 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.20.2000 2000/88529 Preston Lackey Jr et. Al. Preston & Isabelle Lackey 3.10.1954 460/468 Preston & Isabelle Lackey St. James Baptist Church 410 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 3.14.2008 2008/10097 Lois Dean Bryant Louis Bryant Jr. & Jessie B. Bryant 3.10.1997 97/14456 Lois Bryant Jr. & Jessie B. Bryant Bank of Fayetteville 10.8.1996 96/72574 Bank of Fayetteville Bobby S. & Brenda Morgan 10.28.1995 95/59427 Bobby S. & Brenda Morgan Bill & Inez McPherson 3.30.1960 535/33 Bill & Inez McPherson Lula Manuel (devisee under the will of Samuel Young) Exhibit D 1.25.1919 180/174 Samuel & Lula Young J.R. Williams and M.L. Williams 411 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 2011 Robert D. Walsh HUD 1.30.1987 1212/207 Lois Dean Bryant John E. Fahlen 2.6.1980 1212/206 John E. Fahlen Irma Ellen Pinkston 11/11/1974 1212/205 Irma Ellen Pinkston William Weston Rogers 6.14.1974 869/535 William Weston Rogers Romey & Thelma Thomason 2.15.1967 697/150 Romey & Thelma Thomason Fayetteville School District No. 1 Note: 1908 Plat Map JW Walker 412 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Jessie Bryant Labe & Ballie Joiner 10.23.1914 196/442 Labe Joiner J.A. Ferguson Note: 1908 Plat Map C.L. Lenbrook 417 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 3.14.2008 2008/10096 Lois D. Bryant Louis Bryant Jr. 8.22.1964 628/204 Louis Bryant Jr. Estate of Eulalia Bell 9.1.1938 317/18 Richard & Eulalia Vann Bell Lula Armstead … - Structure on 1908 plat map, potentially 1926 aerial and onward 322 S. Combs Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 8.18.1992 92/42012 Mary Ellen Worthy Lorne & Thelma Worthy 8.18.1992 92/42012 Lorne & Thelma Worthy Richard P. Arens & Carol Lynn Arens 8.23.1991 1433/685 Richard P. Arens & Carol Lynn Arens Eoff & Co., Inc. 2.14.1990 1354/409 Eoff & Co., Inc. Wade & Ida M Gabbard 6.11.1949 402/36 Wade & Ida M Gabbard Carl W. Ledford & Ida M. Ledford 400/299 Carl W. Ledford & Ida M. Ledford John Everett Ward & Ethel Millie Ward 6.4.1947 379/453 John Everett Ward & Ethel Millie Ward Effie Owens Jeffers (widow of W.H.Owens) 3.13.1942 322/426 Effie Owens Jeffers (widow of W.H.Owens) Pat & Anna L. Johnson 10.1.1930 265/521 Pat & Anna L. Johnson Fannie Walker 10.14.1929 264/248 Fannie Walker J.F Hall 12.31.1928 250/471 J.F & M.P Hall H.W. Wilks 2.10.1928 241/49 H.W. Wilks O.E. Hinkle Exhibit D 11.22.22 213/110 O.E. & Mamie Hinkle S.C.G. Freiley & Elsie Freiley S.C.G. Freiley & Elsie Freiley Note: 1908 Plat Map no owner listed, but house footprint present Sources: • Samuel Freiley listed as salesman at Washington County Hardware Company – residing at 32 S. Willow in 1920 Directory. • J.F. and Martha Hall operated a board and rooming house at 27 E. Rock St. in 1925 directory. • Pat Johnson circuit clerk of Washington County; Anna supervisor of nurses at City Hospital https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141480007/pat-a-johnson#view-photo=238115045 • William Henry Owens was employee of First National Bank (death certificate) • John Everett Ward truck driver for wholesale grocer with $900 income (per 1940 census) • Wade Gabbard was Salesman at McCord-Ozark (1959 City directory); Ida operated a machine at a garment factory (1950 census) • Carl W. Ledford was a “common laborer” for the gas company 338 S. Combs Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 6.3.2022 2022/19178 Allison & Andrew Brooks Karl Friar 9.5.1979 1000/42 Karl & Joy Friar Edward E. Pearson 8.3.1976 913/39 Edward E. Pearson Lillian V. Cary (Herbert J. Cary) 8.29.1969 767/83 Lillian V. Cary Herbert J. Cary D.F. Johnson & Mary J. Johnson 5.7.1960 539/2 D.F. Johnson & Mary J. Johnson Hazel Wilson 7.16.1959 526/580 Hazel Wilson Elizabeth Janes (…) Note: 1908 Plat Map footprint looks different. Appears on 1930 sanborn map. Sources: • Elizabeth Janes listed as a teller at Fayetteville Building and Loan Assoc. and residing at 230 W. Meadow in 1959 City Directory, bookkeeper in 1920 directory residing at 111 E. Spring 339 S. Combs Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.5.2020 2020/36972 CCar Properties Cory Rogers & Amanda Cole 8.30.1995 95/45364 Cory Rogers & Amanda Cole Richard H. Barrett II 6.11.1991 1418/930 Richard H. Barrett II Melanie Blankenship 8.8.1985 1149/526 Melanie Blankenship Trammell Scott Starr & Margaret Martin Starr 4.30.1979 987/943 Trammell Scott Starr & Margaret Martin Starr R.L. Wommack & Mary Lou Wommack 2.16.1979 983/780 R.L. Wommack & Mary Lou Wommack Charles & Pat Hoffman (…) 342 S. Combs Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 2.24.1994 94/12858 Karl Friar Jane Huber 2/17/1992 93/9612 Jane Huber Dessie Jarnagan Exhibit D 4/20/1945 348/185 Dessie Jarnagan & Ada Bell Jarnagan Wayne & Edith Vail Brown 4/15/1937 320/35 Wayne & Edith Vail Brown John R. & Arminta Vail 3/23/1935 285/185 John R. & Arminta Vail George Buckley 12/27/1932 267/563 George Buckley R. K. Hodges R. K. Hodges (…) Note: not on 1908 plat map • R. K. Hodge listed on Rock Street on 1925 directory, Rollston in 1920, Block in 1904 344 S. Combs Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 3.31.1988 1263/884 Linda Joy Fox A B Culy & Julie Krohn 7.2.1983 1080/372 A B Cully & Julie Krohn James Hawkins 11.21.1975 1080/371 James Hawkins E. Lamar & Donna Pettus 9.5.1975 893/823 E. Lamar & Donna Pettus Tina Thurman (Elzie Thurman) 3.31.1960 843/242 Elzie Thurman Claude A. & Winnie Woods Williams 11.20.1950 423/322 Claude A. & Winnie Woods Williams Claude A. Williams Jr. & Helen Margaret Williams 12.2.1947 386/46 Claude A. Williams Jr. & Helen Margaret Williams Fred & Hattie Ivey 3.21.1946 360/227 Fred & Hattie Ivey WP & Ella May Ferguson 9.6.1945 352/22 WP & Ella May Ferguson Arminta Vail (John R. Vail) 9.12.1936 John R & Arminta Vail George Buckley 12.27.1932 267/563 George Buckley R.K. & Elene Hodges RK & Elene Hodges (…) 156 E. Meadow Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 5.19.2023 2023/12661 Mary Leverance Dylan Hurd & Suki Lin 3.1.1999 99/19707 Dylan Hurd & Suki Lin Mike Galbraith 4.20.1994 94/24996 Mike Galbraith Joseph R. McCraney 8.25.1986 1191/66 Joseph R. McCraney Gregory E. Flowers 12.30.1977 950/147 Gregory E. Flowers Josie Flowers 10.27.1976 918/400 Josie Flowers Hattie Bass 1.8.1974 862/644 Hattie Bass Commissioner of State Lands [Oliver Booker] 3.7.1968 726/355 Lewis P. & Christine Johnson AND Harold B. & Ruth Johnson Sarah Smith (deceased) 7.1.1948 396/450 Sarah Smith E. F. Ellis 4.5.1930 272/25 E.F. Ellis Commissioner of State Lands (…) Note: 1908 Plat Map: Sarah Thomas • Gregory Flowers https://fayettevilleclassof76.com/2017/04/20/obituary-for-greg-flowers/ Exhibit D 159 E. Meadow Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 8.20.2015 2015/25920 John Sisemore & Selene Hillbrand Robert Walsh 10.6.2008 2008/33198 Robert Walsh Dorothy Buchanan 12.29.1976 920/36 Dorothy Buchanan Hayden & Lettie Hall 12.22.1967 721/73 Hayden & Lettie Hall Ark-La-Tex Land Company 3.12.1964 616/477 Ark-La-Tex Land Company Monty Glorioso 1.31.1964 612/188 Monty Glorioso Hayden & Lettie Hall 4.15.1950 473/241 Hayden & Lettie Hall Mark St. Clair Ellis 8.16.1924 206/598 Mark St. Clair Ellis Albert M. & Mary E. Byrnes (…) 1908 Plat Map: A. Byrnes (no structures) 160 E. Meadow Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.22.1983 1095/694 Bob Donaghe Barbara Donaghe 10.11.1976 1149/793 Bob Donaghe Barbara Donaghe Guido J. Romano & Toni A. Glover 8.24.1976 913/651 Guido J. Romano & Toni A. Glover Irene Walton & Bervee Bettis (heirs of Julia Berry) 10.1.1937 301/505 Julia Berry Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (…) 1908 Plat Map: Sarah Thomas (different building footprint) 161 E. Meadow Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 4.15.1950 477/249 James & Mary Jane Logan Mark St. Clair Ellis 8.16.1924 206/598 Mark St. Clair Ellis Albert M. & Mary E. Byrnes 1908 Plat Map: A. Byrnes (no structures) 204 E. Meadow Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.11.2022 2022/33771 Alex Strayhorn Jackson B Cellers & Shelby R Johnson 8.20.2015 2015/23724 Jackson B Cellers & Shelby R Johnson Autumn E. Done 2.3.2009 2009/3644 Autumn E. Done Christopher C. Hicks 1.31.2006 2006/5004 Christopher C. Hicks Cynthia Vanbibber 4.12.2001 2001/161388 Cynthia Vanbibber Elizabeth B. Jackson & Charles D. Ruffin Exhibit D 7.16.1985 1150/65 Elizabeth B. Jackson & Charles D. Ruffin John S. Poole 10.1.1982 1009/935 John S. Poole Ben & Irene Walton 11.10.1972 841/731 Ben Walton Hattie Parker Bass (…) Not on 1908 Plat Map; land owned by JJ Leh(?) and Willians? • 220 S. Mill Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 12.30.1993 94/810 Mary E. Carr Coy & Bernice Durning 9.28.1983 1091/927 Coy & Bernice Durning Alma Lane 7.2.1956 488/35 Alma Lane R.C. & Myrtle J. Lane 12.26.1947 386/219 R.C. & Myrtle J. Lane Fount Earl & Bertha Frederick 12.6.1943 386/200 Fount Earl & Bertha Frederick Dixie McAdams 3.9.1936 292/394 Dixie McAdams Bert & Emily Frances Atkinson 9.21.1928 250/141 Bert & Francis Atkinson J.F. & M.P. Hall 9.20.1928 250/138 J.F. & M.P. Hall J.E. Moore & Mary E. Moore 6.1.1928 241/372 J.E. Moore & Mary E. Moore N. F. Drake 6.8.1927 239/278 N. F. Drake Eliza Wilks (Chidester) & Lola Chidester 1.19.1910 144/395 Eliza Chidester I.G. Combs & Martha A. Combs and WH & PJ Rollins (…) • Alma Lane listed as machine operator at Oberman Mfg. Co. in 1959 Directory • Coy W. Durning listed as a baker at W.G. Shipley Backing in 1951 222 S. Mill Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.15.20 2020/38475 Cindy Dewitt Patrick & Victoria Carney 6.27.2014 2014/16334 Patrick & Victoria Carney Marilyn S. Phillips 7.10.1989 1445/405 Marilyn S. Phillips Joe & Angela Stevens Joe & Angela Stevens Vickie Halperin & Howard Halperin 11.23.1984 1445/404 Howard Halperin Linda Kay Hendricks 2.20.1981 1036/261 Linda Kay Hendricks Charles E. & Barbara Hanks; E. Lamar Pettus & Donna C. Pettus; William Weston Rogers & Gloria Weston Rogers 8.8.1977 941/24 Charles E. Hanks Mary Jane Serett (Guess) 7.15.1968 790/367 Mary Jane Guess John P. Doyle 6.12.1967 790/366 John P. Doyle Walter P. Rolniak & Mary Rolniak Exhibit D 11.4.1963 790/365 Walter P. Rolniak & Mary Rolniak R.C. Harding & Ruth L. Harding 4.3.1958 505/389 R.C. Harding & Ruth L. Harding Jennie E. Titus 5.5.1955 476/35 Jennie E. Titus Anna Tuller Flossie Thurman 3.20.1952 441/576 Flossie Thurman R.C. & M. J. Lane 4.15.1948 362/281 R.C. & M. J. Lane Hettie B. Moore (J.F. Moore) 8.28.1937 298/378 Hettie B. Moore (J.F. Moore) Richard B. Greer 8.28.1937 298/377 Richard B. Greer Hettie B. Moore (J.F. Moore) (…) • JF Moore funeral director residing at 331 N Highland in 1925 directory • Robert C. Lane carpenter at manufacturing company; wife at home; son at dry cleaning company in 1950 census (at 222 Mill) • Jennie Titus & Anna Tuller were sisters (single and widowed respectively) (1940 census) 256 E. Mountain St. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 9.30.2022 2022/32232 Bobby Barker & Sherry Barker [Jerome Barker] J D & Clara Barnes and Ulon Fae Barnes 3.27.1981 1037/119 J D & Clara Barnes and Ulon Fae Barnes J D & Clara Barnes 8.29.1977 941/820 J D & Clara Barnes Tom Barnes [Sallie Barnes, deceased] 10.10.1963 639/39 Tom Barnes & Sallie Barnes Ernest E. & Jewell York; Ivy C. Hunter; Viola L. Holloway; Clarence E. & Marie York; Ruth L. Claypool; Doris L. Buchanan; Van E. & Sarah W. York [heirs of Will or William Nelson York] 11.17.1947 386/222 Will York Ivy & Alfred Hunter 6.8.1940 316/201 Ivy & Alfred Hunter Commissioner of State Lands (…) • Alf Hunter porter at U of A Barber Shop in 1939 directory • Will York “house boy” in private home, had lodgers living with them at 230 E Rock in 1940 census 267 E. Mountain St. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Exhibit D 8.22.1989 1331/009 Elva Blackburn Arnold & Alice Blackburn 10.6.1961 562/291 Arnold & Alice Blackburn David Dart 8.23.1957 496/554 David Dart Charlie York 4.15.1948 400/56 Charlie York Commissioner of State Lands (…) 120 E. Rock St. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 5.6.1992 92/23087 Terry J. Jones Marcia May Apple & David Swenson 10.12.1984 1121/705 Marcia May Apple & David Swenson Marcia May Apple [Green] 7.30.1975 888/888 Marcia May Green Benny D. Moore & Carol L. Moore 10.17.1973 888/883 Benny D. Moore & Carol L. Moore Jerry D. & Sharon Sweetser 10.20.1967 716/35 Jerry D. & Sharon Sweetser Everett Buckner & Peggy Buckner 9.14.1966 689/456 Everett Buckner & Peggy Buckner Jerry D. & Sharon Sweetser 11.16.1965 665/215 Jerry D. & Sharon Sweetser Wade & Gladys Fincher; Chester & Dorothy House 10.21.1965 665/131 Wade & Gladys Fincher; Chester & Dorothy House William Howard Morris & Dixie E. Morris 7.25.1949 402/518 William Howard Morris & Dixie E. Morris Delbert P. Combs Jr. & Lora Sellick Combs 1.14.1946 358/427 Delbert P. Combs Jr. & Lora Sellick Combs Lucy Leigh Brown 12.5.1945 355/424 Lucy Leigh Brown Leo & Bonnie Jean House 1.25.1945 347/136 Leo & Bonnie Jean House Lena Patterson 12.1.1942 331/7 Lena Patterson Seba W. Jackson; Lylah Jackson 12.1.1939 331/7 Seba W. Jackson; Lylah Jackson Grover & Lottie Couch 5.29.1933 171/408 Grover & Lottie Couch Walter D. & Myrtle Lucas 4.13.1926 232/471 Walter D. & Myrtle Lucas Odus & Essa Brooks 3.4.1921 201/1036 Odus & Essa Brooks Col. H. Clark; Ida B. Clark; Frank Clark; Anna Clark (…) Note: no structures 1908, 1919; structure on 1930 sanborn map • Odus Brooks listed as a farmer in 1920 census, carpenter in 1930 census living at 334 S. Washington Ave. • Grover Couch a mail carrier and Lottie a teacher residing at 112 S. College in 1930 Census, 1940 Census • Seba & Lylah Jackson owned and managed a café according to 1940 census and lived at the address. • Leo House salesman in 1940 census Exhibit D • Delbert P. Combs worked in a service station 1950 census • William Morris sales clerk at gas company 1950 census 130 E. Rock St. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.28.2005 2005/48665 Jason & Robin Jones Gary W. Paulk 1.9.1989 1305/110 Gary W. Paulk Freddie Brooks; James E. Brooks 1.7.1987 1211/964 Freddie Brooks; James E. Brooks Freddie Brooks; Carole Brooks 3.17.1921 190/513 Fred E. Brooks Odus & Essie Brooks 3.4.1921 201/1036 Odus & Essa Brooks Col. H. Clark; Ida B. Clark; Frank Clark; Anna Clark (…) Note: no structures 1908, 1919; structure on 1930 sanborn map Home of local artist Jason Jones 149 E. Rock St. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 11.15.2006 2006/46754 Tyrene Jones; Jason C Jones Helen P. Andrews; Paul T. Andrews 7.14.1956 489/318 Helen P. Andrews Fred E. & Bessie C. Brooks 11.30.1944 344/168 Fred E. & Bessie C. Brooks Roy E. Scott & Eunice Alta Scott 1.31.1938 332/13 Eunice Alta Scott Charles H. Lang 9.5.1925 225/526 Charles H. Lang J.D. Paris & F.E. Paris (…) Note: Different structures on 1908 plat map; not on 1913 sanborn, 1919 sanborn, 1930 sanborn, 1948 sanborn; not on 1954 aerial; PRESENT on 1955 sanborn 218 E. Rock St. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 4.11.2025 2025/09429 Chad Delos Reyes Braxton & Whitney Leichner (Leichner Homes LLC) 1.14.2019 2019/1327 Braxton & Whitney Leichner Ken & Gayla Stahman 2.9.1995 95/6980 Ken & Gayla Stahman Vickie Stout 8.24.1994 File No: 9400052191 Vickie Stout Geneva Coutler (surviving spouse of Isaac Coutler) 10.28.1975 895/99 Isaac Coulter or Geneva Coulter* Washington County Tax Sale (taxes 1969-1974) – Ruth E. Roberts (…) Some evidence of an Isaac Coulter born in Fayetteville who registered in 1942 for draft who was Black. Unable to confirm beyond that. 106 N. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Exhibit D 6.28.2001 2001/308 Ruth C. Ingram; Joseph N. Cravens Virginia Brown Cravens [heirs] 12.4.1986 1204/89 Virginia Brown Cravens Joe Cravens 10.10.1984 1124/185 Joe Cravens Virginia Brown Cravens 6.1.1955 476/342 Virginia Brown Cravens Maggie McDowell 11.1.1947 384/415 Maggie McDowell Osborn Cox Osborn Cox … Note: O. Cox listed on 1908 Plat map 115 N. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 7.11.1951 431/433 William & Willie Deffebaugh Huey & Zelma Bullington 5.29.1951 431/52 Huey & Zelma Bullington Laura Parker [heir of Erie Davis Stanton] 3.1948 390/556 Erie Davis Stanton Georgia Garrison 9.14.1933 268/308 Georgia Garrison Pat & Anna L. Johnson 3.19.1928 241/154 Pat & Anna L. Johnson Fannie Walker 7.152.1927 239/289 Fannie Walker Sarah Reed Richardson [divorced wife of Charles Richardson] 1908 Plat Map C. Richardson 116 N. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 1.23.1985 1157/357 Amos & Elnora Jackson Preston Lloyd & Isabell Lackey 6.20.1980 1017/608 Preston Lloyd & Isabell Lackey Amos & Elnora Jackson 3.2.1964 613/338 Amos & Elnora Jackson Preston Lloyd & Isabell Lackey 8.18.1952 447/290 Preston Lloyd & Isabell Lackey Rufus & Rosa Torrence 6.11.1947 379/563 Rufus & Rosa Torrence Will York 3.6.1946 359/357 Will York W.F. Luper 12.4.1944 344/175 W.F. Luper Sewer Improvement District. No. 1 of the City of Fayetteville AR (purchased at foreclosure sale between 1927-1937) 118 N. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Exhibit D 2.28.2003 265/5 Bennie Gene Watson Leo Watson 11.17.1978 979/424 Leo Watson Mary Ann Watson 5.1.1952 443/401 Leo Watson Henry Jordan (wife Burtha Jordan, deceased) 6.16.1948 392/308 Henry Jordan Roy W. & May R. Williams 10.2.1929 264/226 Roy W. & May R. Williams Fannie Walker -Sebe Tuttle (B) at 125 S. Washington in 1930 (not extant) -Carl Buchanan (B) at 126 S. Washington in 1930 (not extant) 139 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 7/3/2006 2006/28047 William & Letitia Boscia Letitia Jane Brooks 9.30.1983 1092/108 Letitia Jane Brooks James C & Josephine L Brooks & Helen M & Joe L King 9.21.1983 1092/106 James C. Brooks & Helen M. King William H. Bassett William H. Bassett (…) Notes: Additional research needed to determine ownership prior to William H. Bassett. building not on 1908 plat map/no name; on 1926 aerial; ON 1930 sanborn map 309 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Note: multiple to 1977 10.26.1977 942/863 Frankie & Geneva Rankin Amos Dean Hughes & Sally Jean Hughes 5.2.1964 616/565 Amos Dean Hughes & Sally Jean Hughes Owen Johnson & Gladys Johnson 9.11.1950 421/112 Owen Johnson & Gladys Johnson Milton E. & Edith M. McCawley 11.2.1944 380/578 Milton E. & Edith M. McCawley O.S. Hammond 2.9.1943 331/230 O.S. Hammond Bertha Marie Cole 1.19.1943 331/164 Bertha Marie Cole Clinton C. Cole 3.20.1936 294/302 Clinton C. Cole Bertha Marie Cole Guaranty Building & Loan Assoc. 12.12.1935 291/598 Guaranty Building & Loan Assoc. Commissioner of State Lands (…) Note: on 1930 sanborn; on 1948 sanborn map; ON 1955 sanborn map • Owen Johnson employee at Ark W Gas Co. on 1950 census • Milton McCawley Maintenance man at gas co & Edith was “kitchen helper” at school cafeteria on 1950 census • Charlie & Marie Cole (W) listed at 317 in 1940 Census 318 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Exhibit D Multiple to 2005 10.24.2004 2005/19359 Rue Watts Paul & Rue Watts 5.26.1949 446/258 Paul & Rue Watts Mildred Salsbury 2.5.1949 398/28 Mildred Salsbury Russell Salsbury Mildred Salsbury 2.23.1946 396/359 Russell Salsbury Mildred Salsbury Beulah Ownbey 8.30.1937 301/428 Beulah Ownbey First Natl. Bank Huntsville AR (…) Note: I.G. Comb on 1908 plat map (no building); not on 1926 aerial; on 1941 aerial 319 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 6.6.1994 94/36625 Lee-Fen Ko Daniel G & Leslie A Coston 2.5.1988 1257/636 Daniel G & Leslie A Coston Jo Ann Gervais 5.17.1983 1078/277 Jo Ann Gervais James H. White Jr. 9.22.1978 973/421 James H. White Jr. Amos Dean Hughes & Sally Jean Hughes 5.1.1969 760/221 Amos Dean Hughes & Sally Jean Hughes Ruben A. & Velma J. Parden 3.22.1961 569/296 Ruben A. & Velma J. Parden Richard H. McChristian & Marie McChristian 10.16.1950 423/92 Richard H. McChristian & Marie McChristian Leo E. & Wilma N. Cole 4.22.1946 364/2 Leo E. & Wilma N. Cole Frank & Maudie Kelly 12.1.1941 362/111 Frank & Maudie Kelly Lorraine A. Williams 10.13.1941 321/500 Lorraine A. Williams Commissioner of State Lands (…) - Reuben parden listed as Fixer at Bear Brand Hosiery in 1959 city directory (W) - Richard McChristian was Assistant manager and security officer at First National Bank West Branch and Fayetteville police officer (death certificate) - Frank Kelly a farmer in 1950 census - Lorraine Williams listed as Home Counciler at gas company living with parents at Summit drive in 1950 census, lived at 320 S. Washington in 1930 census 325 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 1978 2.14.1978 978/750 Clara A. Porter Gregory L & Patsy Porter 2.14.1978 957/396 Gregory L & Patsy Porter Clara A. Porter 7.21.1977 935/446 Clara A. Porter Ervin A Porter 7.21.1977 935/445 Ervin & Clara A. Porter Cecil R Chappell & Minnie E. Chappel 4.30.1965 645/403 Cecil R Chappell & Minnie E. Chappel Claud & Grace Salsbury Exhibit D 10.16.1950 423/573 Claud & Grace Salsbury W.B Shumate 11.10.1941 364/125 W.B Shumate CL & Agnes Stoddart 11.10.1941 320/539 CL & Agnes Stoddart Anna L & Pat Johnson 4.5.1938 305/382 Anna L Johnson Richard B Greer 3.5.1938 305/189 Richard B Greer Anna L Johnson & Pat Johnson (…) - William B Shumate worked at Conoco Service Station and resided at address in 1947 Directory - Claud Salsbury a welder in 1950 census, operated Salsbury Garage in 1947 directory - Cecil R Chappel filling station manager in 1950 census 411 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 7.6.1984 1113/379 Julis L & Verna Thompson Clarence Rice 6.1984 1111/285 Clarence Rice Sue & Virgle C. Harris; James & Cindy Rice Sue & Virgle C. Harris; James & Cindy Rice (…) 1959 City Directory Clarence & Viola Rice (at address) - 1959 Directory shows Clarence & Viola Rice residing at address, mechanic at Oberman Mfg. Co in 1957 directory. 1951 employee at OBerman Garment. 439 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 1987 12.8.1986 1237/601 Ova Coke Armes Carolyn Francis Funkhouser Bradford[heir of Cashmer Funkhouser] 1.28.1946 358/78 Cashmere Funkhouser Clarence Rice & Viola Rice 9.12.1940 365/317 Clarence Rice & Viola Rice First National Bank Fayetteville (…) 531 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 9.30.2004 2004/40776 Bertha Katherine Steward Charlotte Hayes [heir of Ralph Hays Jr] 1.6.1940 315/253 Ralph L. Hayes & Lorraine Hayes Chester Tuttle [heir of Sebel & Silva Tuttle] 1.31.1923 209/519 Sebel Tuttle IG Combs & WH Morton Note: “Sebe S. Tuttle” black male listed in 1930 census at 334 S. Washington Ave. Exhibit D 532 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Owned/occupied Jerry and/or Carolyn Bradford to 1979 Carolyn Funkhouser Bradford In family ownership 12.3.1945 355/193 Chrystal Funkhouser Annex. No. 1 to South College Avenue Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Fayetteville (Ivan M Mayes, I.W. Guisinger & Roy A Scott) This house could date to the 1920s as some structure is visible on the site in 1926 aerial imagery. - Cashmere & Crystal Funkhouser at address in 1947 & 1957. Cashmere car washer at Goff - McNeir Motor 57, lab at Cambells Gro in 47, mechanic at Goff-McNeir in 1955 - Cashmere died July 1973 535 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous owners to 1979. 4.17.1979 987/600 Rufus Torrence Rosie Parker 9.20.1945 352/234 Rosie Parker Guy M & Ruby S. Works 4.21.1944 338/572 Guy M & Ruby S. Works Earl F. & Cener Ellen Craig 1.4.1944 338/156 Earl F. & Cener Ellen Craig Lorraine A. Williams 1.21.1944 Lorraine A. Williams Annex. No. 1 to South College Avenue Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Fayetteville October 20, 1939 Annex. No. 1 to South College Avenue Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Fayetteville (…) - Unable to find record of sale to SCAID in 1939 or earlier records 14 N. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 8.13.2004 2004/32802 Kirk & Audrey Deffebaugh RRTC Property Investments 7/18/2002 2002/107238 RRTC Property Investments Charlotte M. Hayes 5/14/1991 1414/284 Charlotte M. Hayes Lola Jean Carr 7/23/1956 1009/720 Estate of Marden Carr 7.23.1953 1009/720 Madren Carr Commissioner of State Lands (…) - In 1926 aerial imagery Exhibit D 105 N. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10/2/2007 2007/37554 Richard & Gladys Tiffany Milver Investments 5.2.2006 2006/18378 Milver Investments Dan Pinkley & Barbara Raborn 3/26/1993 28/15761 Dan Pinkley & Barbara Raborn … *additional research needed to clarify ownership between 1975 and 1993 8/23/1975 893/525 Claude Ricks & Anne Virginia Ricks Maxie & Nellie Skillens 10.26.1957 497/593 Maxie & Nellie Skillens Sarah Smith 10.12.1954 Sarah Smith JW & Emma Webb 9.28.1922 209/112 JW & Emma Webb J. A. & Nannie Ferguson - JA Ferguson owned in 1908, no structure on that lot in 1908 plat book 106 N. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Tommie Flowers Davis from present to 2008. 10.2.2006 2006/44117 Christopher D. Ruffin Elizabeth Buchanan 2.19.1960 535/8 Elizabeth Buchanan OZARK CHAPTER #295 OF THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR (Trustees: Mattie Ballard, Louise Blackburn, Jessie Utley) and Hill City Lodge #347 (LG Buchanan, Rich Hall, and Major Blackburn) 7.18.1921 212/518 Hill City Lodge #347 Helen A. Duke & Annie D. Futrall (…) 119 S. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 3.2.1999 99/18916 Mary Rodgers Ralph & Mary Rodgers 10.1.1987 1243/488 Ralph & Mary Rodgers E. Lamar & Donna C. Pettus 6.22.1981 1044/372 E. Lamar & Donna C. Pettus Joy Drummonds; JW Rollins & Ruby Jo Rollins; Thomas Rollins & Lorene Rollins 11.13.1978 979/341 JW Rollins & Ruby Jo Rollins; Thomas Rollins & Lorene Rollins Joy Drummonds 11.13.1978 379/340 Joy Drummonds JW Rollins & Ruby Jo Rollins; Thomas Rollins & Lorene Rollins Exhibit D *additional research needed JM Hendrix 6.24.1930 265/291 JM Hendrix C.S. Tunstill 12.27.1927 255/72 C.S. Tunstill WM York 11.21.1922 213/98 WM York Ella Lehman 11.19.1921 205/85 Ella Lehman Reuben B. Horton 5.22.1913 207/74 Reuben B. Horton Commissioner of State Lands (…) - 1908 Plat map shows property owned by RB Horton - Mary Ruth Barker Rodgers passed away 9.15.2009 - Ownership between Drummonds and Hendrix unclear – additional research is needed 127 N. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 9.1.2010 2010/25738 Deborah, Bruce, Darren & Willie Jr. Buchanan Estate of Willie Buchanan 8.2.1983 1087/653 Willie C. & Hazel Buchanan S & K Development Corporation 9.26.1962 580/355 S & K Development Corporation Amanda Baylor Tuttle 11.4.1922 206/366 Amanda Baylor Tuttle Walter A. Whittle 12.20.1915 162/236 Walter A. Whittle Katie Croenberger 2.13.1915 155/618 Katie Croenberger William & Jane Lehman 3.29.1903 70/501 William & Jane Lehman Leopold G. Baum 5/11/1902 S/351 Leopold G. Baum Henry Kaiser 10/19/1901 P/476 Henry Kaiser A.P. McRoy 11/27/1900 O/531 A.P. McRoy (…) - Amanda and John Tuttle at property in 1930 census. John listed as laborer on “odd jobs”. 234 S. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 6.23.2021 2022/12377 Valerie Blackburn, et. Al. Loretta Carr Estate 6.23.1988 1275/294 Loretta Blackburn Carr & Jack Carr Clara J. Hall & Theopolis Hall Jr. (deceased) 4.12.1974 867/903 Clara J. Hall & Theopolis Hall Jr. Madeline Oliver (…) - 1925 Directory lists Frank M. Crouch at address - Additional research needed to find title earlier than Madeline Oliver Exhibit D 437 S. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 5.14.2021 2021/18224 Rita F. Childress; Henry L. Childress; and Tony C. Childress Estate of Henry Childress Jr. 6.19.1974 869/322 Henry Jr. & Christine Marie Childress Robert & Daisy Rucker 12.30.1969 773/449 Robert & Daisy Rucker Jack Richard Carr 12.22.1969 773/383 Jack Richard Carr Alice Dennis Alice Dennis … 1896 G.E. Norwood … - Alice Dennis (Black) listed here in 1950 census with Daisy Sims (Black) listed as head of house - Additional research needed to complete title chain after Alice Dennis (divorced – Ernest Williams Jr.?) 440 S. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Pat Hennon & Diana Rivers to 1998 9.21.1978 973/721 Diana Rivers & Marge McKinney Alice Byars (W. T. Byars, deceased) 8.22.1947 382/49 W.T. & Alice Byars Harry Lee Wilkinson; Loyd W. & Lilabelle Wilkinson Harry Lee Wilkinson; Loyd W. & Lilabelle Wilkinson … - DM Harbison listed in 1908 plat map - *Additional research needed to connect between Wilkinson & Harbison - Alice Byars listed at property on N. College in 1950 census – no work listed for her. William is listed as a bookkeeper at wholesale creamery (white) 506 S. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Lafayette & Dorothy Barker owned since 1979. 11.1.1969 773/222 “Layfatte” (Lafayette) and Dorothy Barker Everette & Dera Fondren 9.30.1969 786/51 Everette & Dera Fondren Heirs of William U. Nelson – Betty Lou Nelson, Myrna Jean Nelson McCarty, & Ann Nelson 6.3.1963 594/186 William U. & Betty Lou Nelson Everette & Dera Fondren 4.20.1960 535/367 Everette & Dera Fondren S.R. & Jane Williams 5.6.1954 461/260 S.R. & Jane Williams Loren A. & Ione Brown 12.15.1952 447/443 Loren A. & Ione Brown Harry G. & Vinita Wilkinson Exhibit D 9.7.1950 421/124 Harry G. & Vinita Wilkinson Lloyd W. & Lilabelle Wilkinson 8.26.1957 382/92 Lloyd W. & Lilabelle Wilkinson Harry Lee Wilkinson 5.23.1946 367/82 Harry Lee Wilkinson Fred Ivey & Hattie Ivey (…) - DM Harbison listed on 1908 Plat Map - Additional research needed for title research after Fred and Hattie Ivey - Fred Ivey listed in 1950 census as Car Dealer Manager Gas Station & Repair Shop - S.R. listed as “lab” at Campbell Soup company residing at address in 1959 Directory. In 1955 & 1957 Directory listed as poultry worker at C.A. Swanson & Sons and residing at address. White per draft card dated 1942. - William U. Nelson a laborer for highway department based on 1969 death certificate (white) - Loren Brown listed as a barber in 1930 census (white), then residing at 411 S. School St. in 1950 barber living at 621 Leverett, 1947 Directory shows him as barber at UofA barber shop living at 621 Whitham Ave. - H G Wilkinson owned/operated Wilkinson Hatchery & Milling Co. & Wilkinson Motor Company lived at 310 S. West Ave in 1947 Directory. Lloyd owned/operated Wilkinson Motor Company at 115 S. East Avenue w/family lived at RD2 in 1947 Directory. 514 S. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 2005. 1.11.2005 2005/10913 GEC LLC; Four Sons LLC Bobby Morgan 4.28.1962 895/622 Bobby L. & Roberta Morgan Stella Cowan 7.10.1952 445/66 Stella Cowan Clarence B. & Leona Bowman 9.13.1947 382/346 Clarence B. & Leona Bowman Harry Lee Wilkinson; Lloyd W. & Lilabelle Wilkinson (…) - Additional research needed to clarify ownership before Wilkinson family in 1947 - Roberta Lackey Morgan was one of the first students to integrate Fayetteville High School in 1954. https://www.bernafuneralhomes.com/obituaries/roberta-morgan-4/obituary - Stella Cowan (white) listed at 422 N. Washington Ave in 1947 Directory and 1950 Census. - Clarence B. Bowman (white) worked at DX Station (gas station) at 816 N. College and lived in Johnson according to 1947 Directory 619 S. Willow Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 5/17/2021 2021/21131 Virginia Denton; Ethel Smith; Melvin E. Smith; Martha Bradley; Billy E. Smith Margaret V. Smith Estate 7/25/1964 629/302 Clarence & Margaret Smith W.C. & Helen Louise Whitfield 5.26.1959 520/471 W.C. & Helen Louise Whitfield Jennie Rogers 5.18.1929 261/115 Thomas J. & Jennie Rogers Julia Turner (heir of Aaron Morrison) (…) Exhibit D - Thomas J. Rogers lived at 246 E. 6th St. w/ Jenny according to 1955 Directory. No occupation listed. 1951 Directory, at 246 E. 3rd St. In 1939 Directory lived at 145 E. 3rd St, no occupation listed. - Margaret V. Smith https://www.bernafuneralhomes.com/obituaries/margaret-smith-105/obituary 209 E. MLK Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Potters House & School District to 1993. 8.1978 913/220 Marie D. Chamblin, Georgianna Ross, Dorothy Harriet Jones (life estate for Zettia Ollison) Zettia Ollison 8.31.1950 419/630 Zettia Ollison S.W. Ferguson 1908 Plat Map D.M. Harbison (..) - 1950 Census – Andrew Allison (black) porter at City Bank; Zetta cook at Fraternity House. 1955 Directory – Zetta Ollison cook at Washington Hotel lived at address (209 E. 6th). 302 E. MLK Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Martin Vasquez to 2003 9.22.1999 99/82060 Drew & Shelly Lowrey Mary Geraldine Wilks 1.2.1964 610/444 Mary Geraldine Wilks Hal C. Douglas & Helen F. Douglas 10.14.1963 606/262 Hal C. Douglas & Helen F. Douglas Herbert & Ida Boone Herbert & Ida Boone … - Additional research needed to determine ownership before Herbert & Ida Boone Vacant Property: 377 E. Center (not vacant but not same house) Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 1997 4.27.1998 98/36927 City of Fayetteville Roberta M. Carr & Mary S. Carr 12.19.1980 107/799 Roberta M. Carr & Mary S. Carr Linda Susan Roach (trustee) 11.25.1972 842/110 Linda Susan Roach (trustee) Floid T. Brid & Jane B. Bird; Larry T. Bird & Mary Virginia Hopkins Bird 165 E. Meadow - Demolished Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Exhibit D 10.16.2025 2025/28922 James & Jacqui Leflar Paul Brickman 4.7.2003 2003/21651 Paul Brickman Cloteen Tucker 4.12.1950 461/240 Henry & Cloteen Tucker Mark St. Clair Ellis 8.16.1924 206/598 Mark St. Clair Ellis Albert M. & Mary E. Byrnes 1908 Plat Map: A. Byrnes (no structures) • 171 E. Meadow - Demolished Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.16.25 2025/28922 James & Jacqui Leflar Paul Brickman 4.7.2003 2003/21652 Paul Brickman Cloteen Tucker 8.5.1974 873/793 Cloteen Tucker Hatfield Development 3.29.1974 873/794 Hatfield Development Roosevelt Willis & Eddie Willis Jr. 6.14.1973 849/514 Roosevelt Willis & Eddie Willis Jr. Hattie Bass 10.24.1972 841/327 Hattie Bass Helen Wilks 4.15.1950 471/285 Helen Wilks Mark St. Clair Ellis 8.16.1924 206/598 Mark St. Clair Ellis Albert M. & Mary E. Byrnes 1908 Plat Map: A. Byrnes (no structures) • https://www.diehl-whittaker.com/obituaries/helen-s-mama-maxwell Exhibit D 765-12731-000 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 6.2.1958 508/547 Carlos & Jewell Carr Labe & Ballie Joiner 9.6.1951 508/546 Labe & Ballie Joiner Mark St. Clair Ellis & Rose St. John Mildmay Ellis - structure present in 1954 to 2004 aerial images, not in 1941 image 765-12733-000 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 8/7/2017 2017/PR-781-1 Vanessa Cook, et. Al Bobby York 10/31/1957 York Smith - structure present in 1926 to 2010 aerial images. 765-12703-000 E. Center Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10/6/2008 2008/3198 Robert Walsh Dorothy D. Buchanan 11/24/1995 95/67028 Dorothy D. Buchanan Joe Bass (Hattie E. Bass) 7/16/1969 766/8 Hattie E. Bass Ocie Mae Jordan … - structure present from 1926 to 1978 aerial imagery 765-12739-000 (fmr. 221 E. Meadow) Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 1991 9.17.1991 1433/708 Charles Ruffin & Sylvester Jackson - structure present in 1926 to 2000 aerial imagery 11 N. Willow - Demolished Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 2002 Exhibit D 9/16/2002 2009/30273 Carol S. Hertzog Kenneth Wayne Morgan 12.13.1974 880/820 Sherman & Minerva Morgan Sherman A. Morgan 3.14.1973 847/173 Sherman A. Morgan Lila Mae Morgan … - structure present in 1926 to 2000 aerial imagery 17 N. Willow - Demolished Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 2006 5.12.2006 2006/19242 Elizabeth Buchanan Jackson (survivor of Annie Peel) Annie Peel (widow of Anthony Peel) 3.17.1937 297/248 Anthony & Annie Peel Katie E. Wade - structure from at least 1941 to 2000 aerial imagery 765-12734-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 1976 912/287 E. Lamar Pettus Henry McGowen 4.30.1975 888/176 Henry McGowen Bradford & Delma Jenkins 9.23.1971 847/697 Bradford & Delma Jenkins J. Frank Broyles & Barbara D. Broyles 11.21.1962 641/337 J. Frank Broyles & Barbara D. Broyles Bradford & Delma Jenkins 10.23.1962 607/4 Bradford & Delma Jenkins Suzanne C. Lighton (estate of Sarah Smith) 10.16.1962 607/3 Estate of Sarah Smith Nellie Skillens & Maxie Skillens 3.31.1954 460/520 Nellie Skillens & Maxie Skillens J.W. Webb & Emma Webb 9.28.1928 J.W. Webb & Emma Webb Nannie T. Ferguson (widow of J.A. Ferguson) … - structure present in 1926 to around 1978 aerial imagery 765-12699-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 9.29.1949 404/494 Theo & Mammie Hall Walter A. Whittle 12.29.1915 162/236 Walter A. Whittle Katie Croenberger Exhibit D 2.13.1915 155/618 Katie Croenberger William & Jane Lehman 3.29.1903 70/501 William & Jane Lehman Leopold G. Baum 5.11.1902 S/351 Leopold G. Baum Henry Kaiser 10.19.1901 P/476 Henry Kaiser A.P. McRoy - structure in 1926, unclear after that. 765-12746-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 2007 8.14.2007 2007/32069 Redemption Deed - Taylor 3.26.1971 805/176 Roy Lee Taylor & Sandra Ruth Taylor Willie Mae Tatum 9.8.1971 556/306 Willie Mae Tatum Lola Manuel (widow of Christopher Manuel) Christopher Manuel … - structure 1954 to 1994 765-12745-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 9.8.2008 2008/30474 Glenda Deffebaugh, Phil Deffebaugh, Sarah Thrower Jewell Carr 8.22.1972 837/473 Jewell Carr Nellie Skillens & Maxie Skillens 9.5.1969 767/207 Nellie Skillens & Maxie Skillens Opal Fisher 9.4.1969 767/206 Opal Fisher Lola Manuel (Christopher Manuel) … - structure visible 1926-2004 765-12760-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 1/1/1987 87/PR-346 Sandra Ruth Carr Taylor, Et. Al. 2.18.1944 398/553 Labe & Ballie Joiner Will Carr - structure present 1926 to 1980 Exhibit D 365 E MEADOW ST (house is new, not historic) Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 1994 3.10.1994 Habitat for Humanity Fayetteville Jessie Bryant 2.16.1944 340F/22 Labe & Ballie Joiner Arkansas Commissioner of Lands - structure 1954 to 1980 765-12760-010 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 8.26.1999 99/7798 Jessie Bryant & Lois Dean Bryant Harold & Imogene Macdonald 8.26.1999 99/77797 Harold & Imogene Macdonald Jessie Bryant … - structure 1941 to 1980 aerial imagery 765-06187-000 (116 N. Walnut) Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 2.16.2009 2012/2631 Alfonzo West & Sylvester Jean Craig Ivory Mae Conley 7.17.1997 97/47986 Ivory Mae Conley & Othella West Riley & Othella West 7/21/1964 627/80 Riley & Othella West Walter & Delia May Thomas 3/21/1957 492/89 Walter & Delia May Thomas Hallie Jean Knauss, John Raney Mayes, Jerry Otto Bollin, Richard Myron Mayes, and Bobby Joe Mayes 1.4.1927 236/249 John & Kathryne Mayes H.K. & Katie S. Wade … - google streetview: house appears on 2007 image, but gone by 2013 - aerial images show a structure in 1926 to 2010 765-03747-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Exhibit D Cravens since 1970 5.4.1970 841/899 Billy Jo Cravens Angie M. Reynolds 4.1962 634/343 Angie M. Reynolds Frank & Jessie Reynolds 8.8.1950 432/188 Frank & Jessie Reynolds S.W. Ferguson 6.12.1950 417/626 S.W. Ferguson Sewer Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Fayetteville … - possibly structure 1926 to 1965 765-12779-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Bobby Barker, Jerome Barker, Sherry Barnes Love Ulon Fae Barnes 11.17.1975 895/693 Ulon Fae Barnes McRoy, Inc. 8.25.1971 822/785 McRoy Inc Jerome M. McRoy & Sylvia C. McRoy 3.31.1954 460/514 Jerome M. McRoy & Sylvia C. McRoy Letty Jenkins (surviving wife of Catha Jenkins) 12.23.1930 285/258 Catha & Letty Jenkins Grace E. Sanford & H.W. Sanford 9.21.1928 250/144 Grace E. Sanford George & Rinday Fitzgerald … 1908 Plat Map C.L. Netherland - additional research needed to confirm ownership before 1928 - building on 1908 plat map, 1926 to 1965 aerial image, 194 E. Mountain (765-12776-000) – New house, original house demolished Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 5.12.2023 2023/12127 Frederick Cantabery & Lori Pope Bobby Barker, Jerome Barker, Sherry Barnes Love 5.14.1993 93/27793 Ulon Fae Barnes Washington County AR 11.29.1973 861/960 Washington County AR Bobby Bass 4.12.1948 392/149 Bobby Bass Ottis Parker 11.7.1924 201/401 Ottis Parker Hunter Adams 11.29.1947 392/147 Hunter Adams Mark St. Clair Ellis & Rose St. John Mildmay Ellis 5.9.1922 220/402 Hunter Adams Venie B Parks (JD Parks) Exhibit D 6.26.1917 170/450 JD Parks Commissioner of State Lands (for land forfeited 1913) 1908 Plat Map – T. Joyce - 1908 plat map structure to rear of lot (near Center St.) - Structure in aerial images 1926-1965 765-12805-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.13.2021 2021/41049 City of Fayetteville Heirs of Will York 8.28.1944 376/363 W.M. York Frank & Pearl Williams 5.19.1944 340F/72 Frank & Pearl Williams Commissioner of State Lands (for lands forfeited in 1922) - Structure 1926 to 1941 – looks like the structure on this lot may have been removed and the lot became the front yard for the lot south, which had a house. - 1906 plat map structure: G. Stroman 765-12799-001 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 8.22.1996 96/55123 City of Fayetteville Ronald & Marsha Woodruff 12.8.1995 95/66739 Ronald & Marsha Woodruff Joe Thompson … - Additional research needed to confirm ownership pre-1995 - Structure in 1926 – 1994 - 1908 Plat map, structure near rear of lot: L. Young 765-12799-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.22.1999 99/96119 City of Fayetteville Ernestine D. Carr & Ann Wright 5.19.1999 99/46325 Ernestine D. Carr & Ann Wright Mary Williams (fmr. Mary Woods Nations), Lonnie Ray Williams, Linda Woods … - Additional research needed to confirm when Mary & Linda inherited the property - Structure in 1926 to 1998 on aerial images Exhibit D 765-12798-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 7.22.1999 99/67651 City of Fayetteville Mary Williams & Linda Woods 5.19.1999 99/46326 Mary Williams & Linda Woods Ernestine D. Carr & Ann Wright 5.21.1998 98/43391 Ernestine D. Carr & Ann Wright Roberta Drake Weaver & Ernestine D. Carr 12.17.1986 1205/795 Roberta Drake Weaver & Ernestine D. Carr Roberta Drake Weaver Roberta Drake Weaver Mary Woods Nations & Linda J. Woods - Additional research needed to confirm when Mary & Linda inherited the property - Structure in 1926 to 1998 on aerial images 765-12800-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 4.30.1994 94/26793 City of Fayetteville Walter R. Niblock 3.13.1967 698/62 Walter R. Niblock Lewis Ford Sales Inc. 11.14.1966 (Foreclosure) 690/343 Lewis Ford Sales Inc. Lloyd McConnell (defendant: Loretta Blackburn (heir of Tilda Blackburn & Willie Blackburn)) 3.11.1958 (Mortgage) 506/466 Tilda Blackburn Abshier-Bryan Motor Company 4.11.1946 362/233 Tilda Blackburn & Willie Blackburn Rex W. Perkins & Georgia May Perkins 9.15.1945 353/141 Rex W. Perkins & Georgia May Perkins Herbert A. Lewis, Gertrude Lewis 5.18.1945 352/133 Herbert A. Lewis Tilda Blackburn (widow of James Blackburn) & Willie Blackburn 9.12.1921 197/596 James Blackburn Sarah C. Thomas … - Structure present on 1926 aerial map, then appears gone in 1980. Another building by 1994? Then gone in 2000. - Sarah Thomas lived at 404 Washington in 1910 & 1920 Census 765-06328-000 Exhibit D Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 9.6.2022 2022/35132 Tommie Flowers Davis Trust Josie Lee Flowers and Gregory Flowers 1.5.2016 2016/353 Josie Lee Flowers and Gregory Flowers George Flowers 10.26.1978 1069/192 George Flowers Claude Curry & Norma Curry 7.8.1965 653/297 Claude Curry & Norma Curry Fredie Gene Warford & Linda Louise Warford 9.9.1963 600/183 Fredie Gene Warford & Linda Louise Warford Harvey Warford & Mildred Warford 11.17.1959 531/400 Harvey Warford & Mildred Warford Nancy Warford 12.10.1953 460/148 Nancy Warford Jim Warford 11.13.1953 458/578 Jim Warford S.W. Ferguson 6.12.1950 417/262 S.W. Ferguson Land purchased at foreclosure (1927-1942) by Sewer Improvement District No. 1 - 1908 Plat Map shows structure (lot not split) - Structure in 1926 – 1965 aerial images 765-06327-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 7.8.1988 1291/332 Amy Mayfield Mary Ann Clark & Amy Mayfield 2.20.1975 882/66 Mary Ann Clark & Amy Mayfield Mabel Mayfield 5.26.1970 784/160 Mabel Mayfield Phil L. Deal & Jo C. Deal 4.8.1964 616/287 Phil L. Deal & Jo C. Deal BB Holland & Pearl Holland 11.27.1963 607/388 BB Holland & Pearl Holland Fred Church (surviving spouse of Grace Church) 3.24.1954 460/465 Fred Church and Grace Church Willard Curry & Kathryn Curry 12.3.1953 459/62 Willard Curry & Kathryn Curry Nancy Warford 12.27.1946 376/191 Nancy Warford Millard & Farol Brown 10.7.1940 317/473 Millard & Farol Brown Ben and Belle Wages 7.3.1940 316/316 Ben and Belle Wages Kelley Brothers Lumber Company 3.15.1937 297/209 Kelley Brothers Lumber Company State Land Commissioner (for lands forfeited 1933) … - 1908 Plat Map shows structure (lot not split) - Structure in 1926 – 1978 aerial images (definitely gone by 1994) Exhibit D 765-06329-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 9.6.2022 2022/35132 Tommie Flowers Davis Trust Josie Lee Flowers and Gregory Flowers 1.5.2016 2016/353 Josie Lee Flowers and Gregory Flowers George Flowers 10.26.1978 1069/192 George Flowers Claude Curry & Norma Curry 7.12.1965 653/358 Claude Curry & Norma Curry Fredie Gene Warford & Linda Louise Warford 9.9.1963 600/184 Fredie Gene Warford & Linda Louise Warford Jim Warford 12.1.1937 305/79 Jim Warford & Pete Warford J. H. & Sallie A. McIlroy … - 1908 plat map no structure - Appears to be a structure in 1926 aerial map, no obvious structure past that image 765-06402-000 (fmr. 200 S. Willow) Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 8.15.2001 2001/101292 St. James Missory Baptist Church McIlroy Investments 12.22.1994 95/14849 McIlroy Investments Hayden & Mary Jo McIlroy 7.11.1986 1281/61 Hayden & Mary Jo McIlroy Industrial Finance Company 3.28.1972 830/379 Industrial Finance Company B.H. & Jessie Utley 6.17.1940 344/252 B.H. & Jessie Utley J.W. Campbell et.al. … - 1908 Plat Map no structure - Structure 1954 aerial map to 1965, looks like it is gone by 1978 765-06403-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.30.2000 2000/91710 St. James Missionary Baptist Church Billie E. & Emily Jane Parette 5.13.1977 932/265 Billie E. & Emily Jane Parette Raymond & Rosalee Barker Exhibit D 7.21.1966 684/458 Raymond & Rosalee Barker Andrew & Ethel Walker 8.22.1927 239/394 Andrew & Ethel Walker C.S. Tunstill & Emma Tunstill … - Structure 1926 – 1980 aerial imagery (gone by 1994 image) 765-06404-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Assessor’s data not available for this parcel. 765-06406-000 Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 6.23.2021 2022/12377 Lindsay Blackburn Jack & Loretta Carr 3.14.1992 92/11296 Jack & Loretta Carr C.T. Pearson 9.20.1990 1286/292 C.T. Pearson (Commissioner of Lands for lands forfeited 1984)* additional research needed to identify records beyond this point. TO: Historic District Commission FROM: Kylee Cole, Long Range & Preservation Planner MEETING DATE: May 14, 2026 SUBJECT: Proposed South Fayetteville Local Historic District Background: On December 31, 2025, the City Clerk-Treasurer’s Office verified a resident-submitted petition to propose a local historic district referred to as “Spout Spring Historic District”1. The Clerk- Treasurer’s office verified seventy-three (73) signatures out of the total of one-hundred forty- three (143) property owners within the proposed boundary. Their final calculation shows that 51% of property owners within the proposed district signed the petition. The required percentage of signatures according to the Arkansas Historic Districts Act is 51%. Following the validation of signatures, staff began intensive research into the properties included within the boundary as submitted with the petition. Results from the Phase 1 Citywide Survey of Historic Properties and additional property research were used to develop this report. Since the petition was submitted with the intent of creating a local historic district associated with historically Black-owned properties, information about past owners was required beyond what was captured by the Phase 1 survey. Through a detailed review of deeds and property records available from the Washington County Assessor’s Office, a chain of ownership was identified for each property (Exhibit D). Owner names were cross referenced with census records, archived city directories, newspaper articles, birth and death certificates, and obituaries to confirm the identity of the owner. From this research a list of historically Black owned properties was generated in support of the local historic district theme as submitted. Some properties did not have a documented history of Black ownership but had historic-age buildings associated with the 20th century working class neighborhood development in South Fayetteville. Many owners were shown in Census records and archived city directories as holding blue-collar jobs, largely within the neighborhood or in downtown Fayetteville. These historic properties are recommended for inclusion in the South Fayetteville Local Historic District discussed below for their association with the 20th-century working-class residential neighborhood. April 9, 2026 Historic District Commission Meeting - Staff presented the initial report and findings on the proposed district to the Historic District Commission (HDC) at their April 9, 2026 regular meeting. Staff’s recommendations for splitting the proposed historic district into two separate districts based on ownership history and recommendations from the Phase 1 Citywide Survey of Historic Properties were discussed in detail. The HDC requested that staff return to the May meeting with separate reports detailing the recommendations. 1 Due to the length of time spent on petition signature gathering, additional research and community meetings have made clear t hat “Spout Spring” is not a placename that the neighborhood and long-time residents support. Alternative names should be pursued and are discussed within this report. The creation of local historic districts is supported by four elements of the City’s Heritage & Historic Preservation Plan adopted in July 2023: Heritage and Historic Preservation Master Plan Relevant Goals and Action Items 1.9 Plan Review Include historic preservation staff in review of proposed major projects and zoning changes to determine impacts to historic resources. 1.10 Demolition Ordinance Pass an ordinance to allow for the review of proposed demolitions for resources forty-five years or older. Staff to evaluate each property for significance. Work with property owner to discourage demolition. Reviews should be taken up by HDC as needed. 3.7 Local Historic District Designation Poll NRHP historic district property owners to gauge interest in becoming a local historic district. Based on poll results, prioritize facilitation of local historic district designation. 4.9 Community Engagement: Transparency Publish information about historic preservation reviews and demolitions of historic properties to increase transparency. Boundary as Submitted: Figure 1. District boundary as submitted with the petition. The submitted boundary encompasses two areas located southeast of downtown. The northern section includes around 100 parcels roughly bound by East Spring Street, North Walnut Avenue, East Huntsville Road, and North Washington Avenue. The southern section includes around 50 parcels roughly bound by South Willow Avenue, East 7th Street, South College Avenue, and East South Street/East Huntsville Road. More specifically, the proposed boundaries are shown in Figure 1. Recommended Boundary: The boundary shown in blue below (and attached as Exhibit E) is recommended to create a local historic district associated with the 20th century working class neighborhood development in south Fayetteville. 1. Three buildings are not recommended for inclusion in the district as it is on the periphery of the proposed district and contains two new construction residences and one historic- age residence with a moderate preservation priority that lacks adequate integrity of materials. This modification will also avoid creating an ‘island’ of properties along E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. 1 2 2. The properties at the interior of the district that were excluded from the proposed boundary are recommended for inclusion to avoid creating an ‘island’ and to provide regulatory standards for changes that could impact adjacent properties. History: Fayetteville was founded as Washington Courthouse in 1828. The original extents of Fayetteville were just 160 acres centered on the current downtown Square area, bounded by College Avenue to the east, Gregg Avenue to the west, Dickson Street on the north, and South Street on the south. By the late 1830s, all the original plots of land had been purchased and development was well underway. In 1841, the town of Fayetteville incorporated with a population of 425.2 Fayetteville experienced economic growth in the late 19th century, fueled by the arrival of the railroad and the town’s rise as a regional leader for education. Fayetteville’s location at the junction of multiple railroad lines connected the area to other states including Oklahoma and Missouri. This allowed the city to function as an economic and distribution center for the surrounding farmland’s agricultural exports. The timber industry grew in importance and mills and factories established in Fayetteville provided economic opportunities and financial stability for workers. The city enjoyed amenities that were ahead of many other areas of northwest Arkansas. Electricity was available, with streetlights and private power available throughout much of the town. The Fayetteville Water Company had more than twelve miles of mains by 1904. Water was pumped from the West Fork of the White River into a reservoir east of the courthouse with a capacity of 720,000 gallons. On July 26, 1907, the city purchased the privately held waterworks and established Water Improvement District No. 1.3 By 1908, the city expanded to include nearly 1,200 acres stretching from: Cleveland St. to the north (or just north of Wilson Park), Mission Boulevard to the east, 4th Street to the south, and Garland Avenue to the west. Residential areas fanned out from the original plat centered around the square, including the areas south and east of downtown.4 By the 1890s, the Washington- Willow neighborhood was beginning to undergo some infill with smaller homes, and lost its upper-class leanings. Fayetteville’s elite moved north of downtown with some of the most prosperous businessmen constructing large, high-style homes on Mount Nord. The area was attractive, and at the time relatively secluded, with much larger lots than were available elsewhere. Further residential development occurred to the north of Mount Nord in the Englewood, Oak Grove, and Wilson additions. By the 1920s, this area generally north of downtown was the premier residential area of the city. Middle- and working-class Fayettevillians made their homes in the newer subdivisions of land to the south of downtown that were undergoing development around the same time, including areas subject to this local historic district recommendation. The area was platted as the Hick’s Addition, Boles Addition, and Combs Addition in the late 1880s-90s. By the early 1900s, several homes were present in the area, including properties at 344 S. Combs Ave. and 139 S. Washington Ave., which were constructed circa 1905. Additional infill development occurred in the 1910s, but residential construction in the area quickly escalated in the 1920s and 1930s. 2 Fayetteville Heritage & Historic Preservation Plan, 29. 3 1904 city directory, 41. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, 1904, pp1.https://fayettevillehistory.typepad.com/main/timeline/, accessed December 27, 2024. 4 Washington County Arkansas, 1908 Fayetteville City Plat. By the 1920s, additional manufacturing and industrial growth and the continued expansion of the University of Arkansas led to a growing middle- and working-class in Fayetteville. That year the population reached 5,362 residents, a 20 percent increase in ten years. During the same period, the city saw increased industrial and manufacturing growth. The Ely-Walker Dry Goods Company built a manufacturing plant large enough to hold “at least 200 electric shirt-sewing machines.” The 1920s also birthed the automotive age in Fayetteville, where just a few years earlier in 1918, the city’s first streets were paved, including West Lafayette, Rollston, Highland, St. Charles, Ida, and Dickson from St. Charles to Willow as part of the West Lafayette Improvement District No. 1.5 By 1927, Washington County had approximately 1,000 vehicles within its borders and several miles of paved roads. Due to Fayetteville’s diverse economy, the city did not suffer as much as other parts of the state during the Great Depression. The citizen’s retention of family farming practices, like raising livestock and cultivating vegetable gardens, meant that people endured better than those in larger cities. Food was widely available and a resident recalled, “people took care of each other; there were no soup lines in Fayetteville.” Fayetteville fared well during the Great Depression, and its population increased 38 percent to 7,394 people in 1930. During the 1940s, processing plants for Armour, Swift, and Campbell’s Soup created additional jobs in town and employment opportunities throughout the city continued to rise. Between 1940 and 1950, Fayetteville’s population nearly doubled to over 17,000. Between 1910 and 1960, the neighborhood of south downtown was a middle and working-class area for those employed downtown and in the city’s various industrial and manufacturing jobs. Ten homes, or 50% within the recommended South Fayetteville Local Historic District boundary, were constructed between 1920 and 1940. These were owned by a variety of working- to middle-class individuals and their families. A review of deeds, census records, and city directories sheds light onto the occupations and socioeconomic status of people within the area. Along Combs Avenue, individuals were 5 https://fayettevillehistory.typepad.com/main/timeline/, accessed December 27, 2024. 425 598 972 955 1788 2942 4061 4471 5362 7394 8212 17071 20274 30729 36608 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 Po p u l a t i o n Year Fayetteville Population, 1840-1980 identified as salesmen, bank employees, bakery workers, grocers, machinists at factories, and gas company laborers. Along South Mill Avenue lived machine operators, retail clerks, a carpenter, and the owner of a sheet metal shop. Rock Street was similar, home to a mail carrier, café owners, service station workers, the owners of the Brooks & Oliphant Grocery (no longer extant but formerly located at 230 S. Mill Ave), and employees of the local gas company and Chamber of Commerce. Cab drivers, cooks, lineman, a welder, police officer, firefighter, service station workers, and garment workers lived along S. Washington Avenue. Neighborhood Architecture The homes in this neighborhood were modest in size and design and attainably priced for the working class. It is characterized by a diversity of home styles and types including Ozark Vernacular forms (gable front, side gable, gabled ell), early 20th century bungalows, Ozark Giraffe homes, Folk Victorian cottages, and others. This collection of homes represents a relatively intact collection of architecture that reflects the neighborhood’s history. In recent years, south Fayetteville has experienced significant new development, much of which are incompatible with the scale and character of the neighborhood. Design regulations are warranted to provide transparency and protection from additional loss. Discussion: This area is significant for its association with the labor history of working-class Fayetteville (Criterion A). This recommended boundary aligns with recommendations out of the Phase 1 Citywide Survey. While this area does not reflect the full history of 20th century working class residential development in south Fayetteville, the district may be amended with future efforts to recognize and protect other properties. This proposed district would provide the first step to creating a larger district representing and protecting this history. Recommendation: Based upon the findings in this report, staff recommend the Historic District Commission adopt the boundary for the South Fayetteville Local Historic District and forward for review by the Planning Commission and SHPO. Recommended Motion: “I move to forward the South Fayetteville Local Historic District report to the Planning Commission and State Historic Preservation Office for consideration and comment.” Attachments: • Exhibit A: Excerpt from Arkansas Historic Districts Act • Exhibit B: City Clerk Treasurer Verification Letter • Exhibit C: Inventory of Properties • Exhibit D: Deed History • Exhibit E: Local Historic District Map Office of the City Clerk Treasurer 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 December 31, 2025 Re: Proposed Historic District – SE Fayetteville Historic District After a detailed review of the Arkansas Historic Districts Act, deed records, and petition signatures, our office has verified that there are enough signatures to meet the required threshold of 51%. Our team was able to verify seventy-three (73) signatures out of a total of one-hundred forty-three (143) property owners within the proposed boundary. Our final calculation shows that 51% of property owners within the proposed historic district signed the petition. Based upon the dates located on the petition pages, the timeframe that these signatures were collected was 10/2024 – 12/2025. Respectfully, Kara Paxton, MMC, CAMC City Clerk Treasurer Kara Paxton – City Clerk Treasurer Courtney Spohn – Senior Deputy City Clerk Phone: 479-575-8323 cityclerk@fayetteville-ar.gov Properties Within the Recommended Boundary: All photos from Google Streetview (March 2025) unless otherwise noted. Address Photo 600 S. College Date of Construction: 1932 Style/Form: Art Deco/Streamline Modern Association(s): Jefferson School was constructed by the WPA as a segregated school for white children and was integrated in 1965 following the closure of the Lincoln School. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 612 S. College Date of Construction: c. 1978 Style/Form: Mid-Century Modern Association(s): Designed by Warren Seagraves Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 322 S. Combs Date of Construction: c.1915 Style/Form: Gabled Ell/ “Bent House Association(s): White, working class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 335 S. Combs Date of Construction: 2023 Style/Form: N/A Association(s): N/A Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 338 S. Combs Date of Construction: c. 1930 Style/Form: Ozark Giraffe Association(s): White, working- class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 342 S. Combs Date of Construction: c. 1930 Style/Form: Ozark Giraffe Association(s): White, working- class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 339 S. Combs Date of Construction: c. 1935 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): White, working- class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 344 S. Combs Date of Construction: c. 1905 Style/Form: Queen Anne Cottage Association(s): Older than most houses in the area and higher style. White ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 350 S. Combs Date of Construction: c.1975 Style/Form: Mid-Century Modern Association(s): Historically Black church founded in 1960s. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 209 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Date of Construction: c.1944 Style/Form: Side Gable Association(s): Zetta Ollison Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 220 S. Mill Date of Construction: c.1915 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Historic white working class ownership. Currently owned by Mary Carr. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Low 222 S. Mill Date of Construction: c.1915 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): White, working- class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Low 120 E. Rock Date of Construction: c.1915 Style/Form: Bungalow Association(s): White working- class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: Low 130 E. Rock Date of Construction: c.1925 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Not associated with historic Black ownership, but relatively intact gable residence where many historic age homes have been lost. Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: Low 149 E. Rock Date of Construction: c.1941 Style/Form: Gable Front Association(s): Not associated with historic Black ownership. Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: Low 139 S. Washington Date of Construction: c.1905 Style/Form: Bungalow Association(s): Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Low 309 S. Washington Date of Construction: c. 1930 Style/Form: Bungalow Association(s): White, working- class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 313 S. Washington Date of Construction: 2019 Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 318 S. Washington Date of Construction: c. 1933 Style/Form: Bungalow Association(s): White, working- class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 319 S. Washington Date of Construction: c. 1925 Style/Form: Bungalow Association(s): White, working-class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 321 S. Washington Date of Construction: c. 2021 Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A Note: this property was originally a small gable front home that has undergone a large front addition and no longer conveys it’s historic design. 325 S. Washington Date of Construction: c. 1930 Style/Form: Bungalow Association(s): White, working- class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 411 S. Washington Date of Construction: c. 1940 Style/Form: Gabled Ell/”Bent House” Association(s): White, working- class ownership history. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 437 S. Washington Date of Construction: 2016 Association(s): Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 439 S. Washington Date of Construction: c.1915 Style/Form: Side Gable Association(s): Cashmere Funkhouser Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 526 S. Washington Date of Construction: 2000 Style/Form: Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 517 S. Washington Date of Construction: 2002 Style/Form: Association(s): Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 531 S. Washington Ave. Date of Construction: c. 1925 Style/Form: Ozark Giraffe Association(s): Home of Ralph "Buddy" Hayes (local jazz musician) during the 1940s- 1970s. Sebel Tuttle. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 532 S. Washington Date of Construction: c.1940 Style/Form: Minimal Traditional Association(s): Chrystal Funkhouser, Carolyn Funkhouser Bradford. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 535 S. Washington Date of Construction: c.1915 Style/Form: Minimal Traditional Association(s): Rosie Parker Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 437 S. Willow Date of Construction: c.1938 Style/Form: Gabled Ell/”Bent House” Association(s): Alice Dennis, Jack Carr, Robert & Daisy Rucker, Henry & Marie Childress Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 440 S. Willow Date of Construction: c.1930 Style/Form: Ozark Giraffe Association(s): White, working- class ownership. Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 506 S. Willow Date of Construction: c.1930 Style/Form: Ozark Giraffe Association(s): Lafayette & Dorothy Barker Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 514 S. Willow Date of Construction: c.1930 Style/Form: Ozark Giraffe Association(s): Bobby & Roberta Morgan Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: High 525 S. Willow Date of Construction: 1997 Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A 619 S. Willow Date of Construction: c.1960 Style/Form: Front Gable Association(s): Clarence & Margaret Smith Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate Properties Not Recommended for Inclusion in the Local Historic District: 302 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Date of Construction: c. 1955 Style/Form: Gabled Ell/”Bent House Association(s): Mary Geraldine Wilks Contributing to Local Historic District: Y Preservation Priority: Moderate 576 S. Willow Date of Construction: 2026 Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A Notes: Rear building in photo. 588 S. Willow Date of Construction: 2026 Contributing to Local Historic District: N Preservation Priority: N/A Notes: Front building in photo. Exhibit D District Deed History Note: Occupations or trades were noted where Census records, city directories, obituaries, or other documentation were available. Only properties within the proposed district boundary are included in this document. Importantly, some properties may have been rental homes, and information about the occupants may be unavailable unless indicated in archived city directories. If information has been omitted or incorrectly identified, please reach out to longrangeplanning@fayetteville-ar.gov so we can update the record. 322 S. Combs Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 8.18.1992 92/42012 Mary Ellen Worthy Lorne & Thelma Worthy 8.18.1992 92/42012 Lorne & Thelma Worthy Richard P. Arens & Carol Lynn Arens 8.23.1991 1433/685 Richard P. Arens & Carol Lynn Arens Eoff & Co., Inc. 2.14.1990 1354/409 Eoff & Co., Inc. Wade & Ida M Gabbard 6.11.1949 402/36 Wade & Ida M Gabbard Carl W. Ledford & Ida M. Ledford 400/299 Carl W. Ledford & Ida M. Ledford John Everett Ward & Ethel Millie Ward 6.4.1947 379/453 John Everett Ward & Ethel Millie Ward Effie Owens Jeffers (widow of W.H.Owens) 3.13.1942 322/426 Effie Owens Jeffers (widow of W.H.Owens) Pat & Anna L. Johnson 10.1.1930 265/521 Pat & Anna L. Johnson Fannie Walker 10.14.1929 264/248 Fannie Walker J.F Hall 12.31.1928 250/471 J.F & M.P Hall H.W. Wilks 2.10.1928 241/49 H.W. Wilks O.E. Hinkle 11.22.22 213/110 O.E. & Mamie Hinkle S.C.G. Freiley & Elsie Freiley S.C.G. Freiley & Elsie Freiley Note: 1908 Plat Map no owner listed, but house footprint present Sources: • Samuel Freiley listed as salesman at Washington County Hardware Company – residing at 32 S. Willow in 1920 Directory. • J.F. and Martha Hall operated a board and rooming house at 27 E. Rock St. in 1925 directory. • Pat Johnson circuit clerk of Washington County; Anna supervisor of nurses at City Hospital https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141480007/pat-a-johnson#view-photo=238115045 • William Henry Owens was employee of First National Bank (death certificate) • John Everett Ward truck driver for wholesale grocer with $900 income (per 1940 census) • Wade Gabbard was Salesman at McCord-Ozark (1959 City directory); Ida operated a machine at a garment factory (1950 census). In 1951 Directory wade listed as “vatmn” at Browner Veneer. • Carl W. Ledford was a “common laborer” for the gas company 338 S. Combs Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 6.3.2022 2022/19178 Allison & Andrew Brooks Karl Friar 9.5.1979 1000/42 Karl & Joy Friar Edward E. Pearson Exhibit D 8.3.1976 913/39 Edward E. Pearson Lillian V. Cary (Herbert J. Cary) 8.29.1969 767/83 Lillian V. Cary Herbert J. Cary D.F. Johnson & Mary J. Johnson 5.7.1960 539/2 D.F. Johnson & Mary J. Johnson Hazel Wilson 7.16.1959 526/580 Hazel Wilson Elizabeth Janes (…) Note: 1908 Plat Map footprint looks different. Appears on 1930 Sanborn map. Sources: • Elizabeth Janes listed as a teller at Fayetteville Building and Loan Assoc. and residing at 230 W. Meadow in 1959 City Directory, bookkeeper for Walter S. Duggans in 1939 Directory residing at 347 N. Washington, keeper in 1920 directory residing at 111 E. Spring • Hazel Wilson listed in 1950 census as keeping house, and husband Ott was a mechanic at a service station. 1959 City directory lists Ott as attendant at Mountain Inn Motor Service (11 S. College). 339 S. Combs Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.5.2020 2020/36972 CCar Properties Cory Rogers & Amanda Cole 8.30.1995 95/45364 Cory Rogers & Amanda Cole Richard H. Barrett II 6.11.1991 1418/930 Richard H. Barrett II Melanie Blankenship 8.8.1985 1149/526 Melanie Blankenship Trammell Scott Starr & Margaret Martin Starr 4.30.1979 987/943 Trammell Scott Starr & Margaret Martin Starr R.L. Wommack & Mary Lou Wommack 2.16.1979 983/780 R.L. Wommack & Mary Lou Wommack Charles & Pat Hoffman (…) 342 S. Combs Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 2.24.1994 94/12858 Karl Friar Jane Huber 2/17/1992 93/9612 Jane Huber Dessie Jarnagan 4/20/1945 348/185 Dessie Jarnagan & Ada Bell Jarnagan Wayne & Edith Vail Brown 4/15/1937 320/35 Wayne & Edith Vail Brown John R. & Arminta Vail 3/23/1935 285/185 John R. & Arminta Vail George Buckley 12/27/1932 267/563 George Buckley R. K. Hodges R. K. Hodges (…) Note: not on 1908 plat map • R. K. Hodge listed on Rock Street on 1925 directory, Rollston in 1920, Block in 1904 • 1939 City Directory Wayne Brown is Deputy Hand at M W & Co, listed at address. • 1939 Directory John R & Mintie Vail at 344 S. Combs • 1947 City Directory lists Dessie as salesman at Gateway Bakery & living at address. • 1959 City Directory lists Dessie Jarnagan as salesman at Shipley Baking Co. (311 Dickson) 344 S. Combs Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 3.31.1988 1263/884 Linda Joy Fox A B Culy & Julie Krohn Exhibit D 7.2.1983 1080/372 A B Cully & Julie Krohn James Hawkins 11.21.1975 1080/371 James Hawkins E. Lamar & Donna Pettus 9.5.1975 893/823 E. Lamar & Donna Pettus Tina Thurman (Elzie Thurman) 3.31.1960 843/242 Elzie Thurman Claude A. & Winnie Woods Williams 11.20.1950 423/322 Claude A. & Winnie Woods Williams Claude A. Williams Jr. & Helen Margaret Williams 12.2.1947 386/46 Claude A. Williams Jr. & Helen Margaret Williams Fred & Hattie Ivey 3.21.1946 360/227 Fred & Hattie Ivey WP & Ella May Ferguson 9.6.1945 352/22 WP & Ella May Ferguson Arminta Vail (John R. Vail) 9.12.1936 John R & Arminta Vail George Buckley 12.27.1932 267/563 George Buckley R.K. & Elene Hodges RK & Elene Hodges (…) • 1939 Directory John R & Mintie Vail at 344 S. Combs • 1947 Directory Frederick & Hattie Ivey • Claude Williams not listed in 1959 City Directory 220 S. Mill Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 12.30.1993 94/810 Mary E. Carr Coy & Bernice Durning 9.28.1983 1091/927 Coy & Bernice Durning Alma Lane 7.2.1956 488/35 Alma Lane R.C. & Myrtle J. Lane 12.26.1947 386/219 R.C. & Myrtle J. Lane Fount Earl & Bertha Frederick 12.6.1943 386/200 Fount Earl & Bertha Frederick Dixie McAdams 3.9.1936 292/394 Dixie McAdams Bert & Emily Frances Atkinson 9.21.1928 250/141 Bert & Francis Atkinson J.F. & M.P. Hall 9.20.1928 250/138 J.F. & M.P. Hall J.E. Moore & Mary E. Moore 6.1.1928 241/372 J.E. Moore & Mary E. Moore N. F. Drake 6.8.1927 239/278 N. F. Drake Eliza Wilks (Chidester) & Lola Chidester 1.19.1910 144/395 Eliza Chidester I.G. Combs & Martha A. Combs and WH & PJ Rollins (…) • Alma Lane listed as machine operator at Oberman Mfg. Co. in 1959 Directory • Coy W. Durning listed as a baker at W.G. Shipley Baking in 1951 • Fount Frederick was a clerk at Wards listed in 1947 City Directory. • Dixie McAdams (widow of Albert C) listed at 115 N. East Ave. in 1939 City Directory. • J.E. and Mary Etta owned Jas E Moore Sheet Metal Shop according to 1939 City Directory 222 S. Mill Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.15.20 2020/38475 Cindy Dewitt Patrick & Victoria Carney Exhibit D 6.27.2014 2014/16334 Patrick & Victoria Carney Marilyn S. Phillips 7.10.1989 1445/405 Marilyn S. Phillips Joe & Angela Stevens Joe & Angela Stevens Vickie Halperin & Howard Halperin 11.23.1984 1445/404 Howard Halperin Linda Kay Hendricks 2.20.1981 1036/261 Linda Kay Hendricks Charles E. & Barbara Hanks; E. Lamar Pettus & Donna C. Pettus; William Weston Rogers & Gloria Weston Rogers 8.8.1977 941/24 Charles E. Hanks Mary Jane Serett (Guess) 7.15.1968 790/367 Mary Jane Guess John P. Doyle 6.12.1967 790/366 John P. Doyle Walter P. Rolniak & Mary Rolniak 11.4.1963 790/365 Walter P. Rolniak & Mary Rolniak R.C. Harding & Ruth L. Harding 4.3.1958 505/389 R.C. Harding & Ruth L. Harding Jennie E. Titus 5.5.1955 476/35 Jennie E. Titus Anna Tuller Flossie Thurman 3.20.1952 441/576 Flossie Thurman R.C. & M. J. Lane 4.15.1948 362/281 R.C. & M. J. Lane Hettie B. Moore (J.F. Moore) 8.28.1937 298/378 Hettie B. Moore (J.F. Moore) Richard B. Greer 8.28.1937 298/377 Richard B. Greer Hettie B. Moore (J.F. Moore) (…) • JF Moore funeral director residing at 331 N Highland in 1925 directory, 1939 directory • Hettie B Moore managed Moore’s Gift Shop • Robert C. Lane carpenter at manufacturing company; wife at home; son at dry cleaning company in 1950 census (at 222 Mill) • Jennie Titus & Anna Tuller were sisters (1940 census) • Jennie Titus listed in 1959 City Directory as Razorback News Stand, and that year living at 638 Whitham Ave. • 120 E. Rock St. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 5.6.1992 92/23087 Terry J. Jones Marcia May Apple & David Swenson 10.12.1984 1121/705 Marcia May Apple & David Swenson Marcia May Apple [Green] 7.30.1975 888/888 Marcia May Green Benny D. Moore & Carol L. Moore 10.17.1973 888/883 Benny D. Moore & Carol L. Moore Jerry D. & Sharon Sweetser 10.20.1967 716/35 Jerry D. & Sharon Sweetser Everett Buckner & Peggy Buckner 9.14.1966 689/456 Everett Buckner & Peggy Buckner Jerry D. & Sharon Sweetser Exhibit D 11.16.1965 665/215 Jerry D. & Sharon Sweetser Wade & Gladys Fincher; Chester & Dorothy House 10.21.1965 665/131 Wade & Gladys Fincher; Chester & Dorothy House William Howard Morris & Dixie E. Morris 7.25.1949 402/518 William Howard Morris & Dixie E. Morris Delbert P. Combs Jr. & Lora Sellick Combs 1.14.1946 358/427 Delbert P. Combs Jr. & Lora Sellick Combs Lucy Leigh Brown 12.5.1945 355/424 Lucy Leigh Brown Leo & Bonnie Jean House 1.25.1945 347/136 Leo & Bonnie Jean House Lena Patterson 12.1.1942 331/7 Lena Patterson Seba W. Jackson; Lylah Jackson 12.1.1939 331/7 Seba W. Jackson; Lylah Jackson Grover & Lottie Couch 5.29.1933 171/408 Grover & Lottie Couch Walter D. & Myrtle Lucas 4.13.1926 232/471 Walter D. & Myrtle Lucas Odus & Essa Brooks 3.4.1921 201/1036 Odus & Essa Brooks Col. H. Clark; Ida B. Clark; Frank Clark; Anna Clark (…) Note: no structures 1908, 1919; structure on 1930 sanborn map • Odus Brooks listed as a farmer in 1920 census, carpenter in 1930 census living at 334 S. Washington Ave., carpenter in 1947 directory living at 115 S. Washington • Grover Couch a mail carrier and Lottie a teacher residing at 112 S. College in 1930 Census, 1940 Census • Seba & Lylah Jackson owned and managed a café according to 1940 census and lived at the address. 1939 City Directory lists the restaurant at 5 E. Mountain, and residence at 103 E. Mountain. • Leo House salesman in 1940 census • Delbert P. Combs worked in a service station 1950 census; Lora S. Combs was an assistant secretary for the Chamber of Commerce listed in 1947 City Directory. • William Morris salesclerk at gas company 1950 census, 1959 City Directory lists them living at 720 E. Rock St.* 130 E. Rock St. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 10.28.2005 2005/48665 Jason & Robin Jones Gary W. Paulk 1.9.1989 1305/110 Gary W. Paulk Freddie Brooks; James E. Brooks 1.7.1987 1211/964 Freddie Brooks; James E. Brooks Freddie Brooks; Carole Brooks 3.17.1921 190/513 Fred E. Brooks Odus & Essie Brooks 3.4.1921 201/1036 Odus & Essa Brooks Col. H. Clark; Ida B. Clark; Frank Clark; Anna Clark (…) Note: no structures 1908, 1919; structure on 1930 sanborn map Home of local artist Jason Jones Exhibit D • Freddie, store manager of Fairway Stores Inc. Living at 54 J. Jackson Dr.* in 1959 City Directory. Fred E. was president of Fairway Stores Inc. lived at 815 E. Lakeside Dr. in 1959 City Directory. Living at address in 1947 City Directory & 1951 City Directory; & listed as Brooks & Oliphant Grocery (230 Mill Ave). 149 E. Rock St. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 11.15.2006 2006/46754 Tyrene Jones; Jason C Jones Helen P. Andrews; Paul T. Andrews 7.14.1956 489/318 Helen P. Andrews Fred E. & Bessie C. Brooks 11.30.1944 344/168 Fred E. & Bessie C. Brooks Roy E. Scott & Eunice Alta Scott 1.31.1938 332/13 Eunice Alta Scott Charles H. Lang 9.5.1925 225/526 Charles H. Lang J.D. Paris & F.E. Paris (…) Note: Different structures on 1908 plat map; not on 1913 sanborn, 1919 sanborn, 1930 sanborn, 1948 sanborn; not on 1954 aerial; PRESENT on 1955 sanborn • Fred E. was president of Fairway Stores Inc. lived at 815 E. Lakeside Dr.* in 1959 City Directory. 139 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 7/3/2006 2006/28047 William & Letitia Boscia Letitia Jane Brooks 9.30.1983 1092/108 Letitia Jane Brooks James C & Josephine L Brooks & Helen M & Joe L King 9.21.1983 1092/106 James C. Brooks & Helen M. King William H. Bassett William H. Bassett (…) Notes: Additional research needed to determine ownership prior to William H. Bassett. building not on 1908 plat map/no name; on 1926 aerial; ON 1930 sanborn map • James E. & Jackie Brooks listed at this address in 1947 directory. Driver for Checkered Cab Co. James C. listed as driver for Checkered Cab Co. res. At 115 S. Washington. 309 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Note: multiple to 1977 10.26.1977 942/863 Frankie & Geneva Rankin Amos Dean Hughes & Sally Jean Hughes 5.2.1964 616/565 Amos Dean Hughes & Sally Jean Hughes William Owen Johnson & Gladys Johnson 9.11.1950 421/112 William Owen Johnson & Gladys Johnson Milton E. & Edith M. McCawley 11.2.1944 380/578 Milton E. & Edith M. McCawley O.S. Hammond 2.9.1943 331/230 O.S. Hammond Bertha Marie Cole Exhibit D 1.19.1943 331/164 Bertha Marie Cole Clinton C. Cole 3.20.1936 294/302 Clinton C. Cole Bertha Marie Cole Guaranty Building & Loan Assoc. 12.12.1935 291/598 Guaranty Building & Loan Assoc. Commissioner of State Lands (…) Note: on 1930 sanborn; on 1948 sanborn map; ON 1955 sanborn map • William Owen Johnson employee at Ark W Gas Co. on 1950 census, construction foreman at Gas Co. in 1959 City Directory. • Milton McCawley Maintenance man at gas co & Edith was “kitchen helper” at school cafeteria on 1950 census. In 1947 City Directory Milton Listed as Lineman for Ark W Gas Co. • Charlie & Marie Cole (W) listed at 317 in 1940 Census 318 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Multiple to 2005 10.24.2004 2005/19359 Rue Watts Paul & Rue Watts 5.26.1949 446/258 Paul & Rue Watts Mildred Salsbury 2.5.1949 398/28 Mildred Salsbury Russell Salsbury Mildred Salsbury 2.23.1946 396/359 Russell Salsbury Mildred Salsbury Beulah Ownbey 8.30.1937 301/428 Beulah Ownbey First Natl. Bank Huntsville AR (…) Note: I.G. Comb on 1908 plat map (no building); not on 1926 aerial; on 1941 aerial • Russell Salsbury a welder at J. Claude Salsbury in 1947 city directory. • Paul Watts listed as sheet metal worker at Fayetteville Sheet Metal in 1951 City Directory. 319 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 6.6.1994 94/36625 Lee-Fen Ko Daniel G & Leslie A Coston 2.5.1988 1257/636 Daniel G & Leslie A Coston Jo Ann Gervais 5.17.1983 1078/277 Jo Ann Gervais James H. White Jr. 9.22.1978 973/421 James H. White Jr. Amos Dean Hughes & Sally Jean Hughes 5.1.1969 760/221 Amos Dean Hughes & Sally Jean Hughes Ruben A. & Velma J. Parden 3.22.1961 569/296 Ruben A. & Velma J. Parden Richard H. McChristian & Marie McChristian 10.16.1950 423/92 Richard H. McChristian & Marie McChristian Leo E. & Wilma N. Cole 4.22.1946 364/2 Leo E. & Wilma N. Cole Frank & Maudie Kelly 12.1.1941 362/111 Frank & Maudie Kelly Lorraine A. Williams 10.13.1941 321/500 Lorraine A. Williams Commissioner of State Lands (…) - Reuben Parden listed as Fixer at Bear Brand Hosiery in 1959 city directory (W) Exhibit D - Richard McChristian was Assistant manager and security officer at First National Bank West Branch and Fayetteville police officer (death certificate) - Frank Kelly a farmer in 1950 census - Lorraine Williams listed as Home Counciler at gas company living with parents at Summit drive in 1950 census, lived at 320 S. Washington in 1930 census - Leo Cole firefighter listed in 1947 City Directory 325 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor Numerous to 1978 2.14.1978 978/750 Clara A. Porter Gregory L & Patsy Porter 2.14.1978 957/396 Gregory L & Patsy Porter Clara A. Porter 7.21.1977 935/446 Clara A. Porter Ervin A Porter 7.21.1977 935/445 Ervin & Clara A. Porter Cecil R Chappell & Minnie E. Chappel 4.30.1965 645/403 Cecil R Chappell & Minnie E. Chappel Claud & Grace Salsbury 10.16.1950 423/573 Claud & Grace Salsbury W.B Shumate 11.10.1941 364/125 W.B Shumate CL & Agnes Stoddart 11.10.1941 320/539 CL & Agnes Stoddart Anna L & Pat Johnson 4.5.1938 305/382 Anna L Johnson Richard B Greer 3.5.1938 305/189 Richard B Greer Anna L Johnson & Pat Johnson (…) - Pat Johnson circuit clerk of Washington County; Anna supervisor of nurses at City Hospital https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141480007/pat-a-johnson#view-photo=238115045 - William B Shumate worked at Conoco Service Station and resided at address in 1947 Directory. - Claud Salsbury a welder in 1950 census, operated Salsbury Garage in 1947 directory. - Cecil R Chappel filling station manager in 1950 census 411 S. Washington Ave. Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 7.6.1984 1113/379 Julis L & Verna Thompson Clarence Rice 6.1984 1111/285 Clarence Rice Sue & Virgle C. Harris; James & Cindy Rice Sue & Virgle C. Harris; James & Cindy Rice (…) 1959 City Directory Clarence & Viola Rice (at address) 1947 City Directory Clarence & Viola Rice (at address) - 1959 Directory shows Clarence & Viola Rice residing at address, mechanic at Oberman Mfg. Co in 1957 directory. 1951 employee at OBerman Garment. 1947 City Directory machinist at Oberman & Co. living at address. - 1939 Directory lists William C & Viola at 124 W. South St. (laborer) TO: Historic District Commission FROM: Kylee Cole, Long Range & Preservation Planner MEETING DATE: March 12, 2026 SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Oak Grove Local Historic District Background: On February 3, 2026 property owners at 515 N. Park Avenue submitted a written request for inclusion in the Oak Grove Historic District. This proposed addition includes property to the west of the current boundary along Park Avenue. This property was not included within the original boundary as proposed by petitioners in the initial Oak Grove Historic District and the property owner requests to be included. The creation of local historic districts is supported by four elements of the City’s Heritage & Historic Preservation Plan adopted in July 2023: Heritage and Historic Preservation Master Plan Relevant Goals and Action Items 1.9 Plan Review Include historic preservation staff in review of proposed major projects and zoning changes to determine impacts to historic resources. 1.10 Demolition Ordinance Pass an ordinance to allow for the review of proposed demolitions for resources forty-five years or older. Staff to evaluate each property for significance. Work with property owner to discourage demolition. Reviews should be taken up by HDC as needed. 3.7 Local Historic District Designation Poll NRHP historic district property owners to gauge interest in becoming a local historic district. Based on poll results, prioritize facilitation of local historic district designation. 4.9 Community Engagement: Transparency Publish information about historic preservation reviews and demolitions of historic properties to increase transparency. Boundary: The proposed amendment would modify the district’s western boundary along North Park Avenue to encompass the subject property. More specifically, the boundaries are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Proposed Boundary Amendment History: The Oak Grove Historic District, located just north of Fayetteville’s historic commercial downtown, extends roughly between Highland Avenue on the east, North Park Avenue on the west, West Louise Street on the north, and West Maple Street on the south. This area contains land originally incorporated into the city through the Oak Grove and Englewood Additions in the early 1900s (Figures 2 & 3). This area broadly captures the eastern portion of the Wilson Park Historic District (NRHP). As outlined in the National Register of Historic Places nomination, “the initial development of the Wilson Park District occurred in the early part of the century during a boom period for Fayetteville.”1 The development of Oak Grove and the far eastern portion of the Englewood Addition was primarily led by Noah Fields Drake, a geologist and University of Arkansas professor.2 After the construction of his family home at 501 N. Forest Ave., Drake tried his hand at 1 Kenneth Story, “Wilson Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination”, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, February 2, 1995. 2 Drake was born on January 30,1864 near Summers, around 20 miles west of Fayetteville. He graduated in 1888 from the Arkansas Industrial University (now University of Arkansas) with a degree in civil engineering. After graduation, he worked on the Arkansas Geological Survey, then relocated to Texas for work with the State Geological Survey. In 1893, he followed mentor Dr. J.C. Banner to Leland Stanford University in California, where he earned several degrees, including a Ph.D. in geology in 189 7. Following graduation, he spent one year with the United States Geological Survey before accepting a position at Pei Yang University in Tientsin China to teach geology and mining and worked on several high-profile government projects. In 1911, Drake returned to the U.S. and accepted a position at the University of Arkansas as a professor of geology and minin g. Drake served as the state geology, chair of the Geology Department, and curator of the University Museum before retiring from academia in 1920. Figure 2. 1908 Plat Map of Oak Grove Addition. Portion in proposed district outlined in red. Figure 2. 1907 Plat Map of Englewood Addition. Portion of proposed district outlined in red. residential and commercial real estate development. He purchased lots in the Oak Grove and Englewood additions, including the subject property, and revised the plats. Drake constructed eleven residences between 1925 and 1936, many of which are located in the Oak Grove Local Historic District.3 Other lots within and around the neighborhood were sold and developed by owners, including the property at 515 N. Park Ave. which Drake sold to James Gordon Davis and Mildred H. Davis on February 2, 1945. Drake was instrumental in the development of Wilson Park, Fayetteville’s original City Park, just northwest of the neighborhood. He and other businessmen formed the City Park Company, which improved the park and built the first permanent pool in 1926.4 Drake was also vital in the establishment of the municipal airport. In 1929, he donated $3,500 to the city to purchase the land for an airport, then in 1947 the City renamed the airport Drake Field in honor of Noah Fields Drake.5 Architecture of Oak Grove The Oak Grove neighborhood is architecturally distinctive, with a high concentration of Craftsman homes, including significant examples of residences constructed by Noah Fields Drake known locally as “Rock Houses.”6 Most of the homes within the boundary feature some level of Craftsman detail or influence. Many feature prominent front porches, deeply set windows, exposed rafter tails, and low-pitched gabled roofs, characteristic of the Craftsman style.7 The residence at 515 N. Park Avenue is primarily a plain/traditional design with some minor Craftsman details. Like the residences at 9 W. Davidson St., 506 N. Forest Ave., and 511 N. Forest Ave., the home leans almost to the minimal traditional with a simple rectangular form and very shallow overhanging eaves. Narrow, square railings, low-pitched side-gable roof, and textured lap siding provide some hints toward the Craftsman style seen elsewhere in the neighborhood. This home was constructed around 1945, later than most other homes in the district and during a period when the popularity of Craftsman style was beginning to wane and serves as an important bookend to the early construction of the neighborhood. Discussion: The proposed addition to the district is significant for its part in the development of the neighborhood and the end of Noah Fields Drake’s influence on residential development in Oak Grove. Recommendation: Staff recommend the Commission forward the Local Historic District amendment to the Planning Commission and State Historic Preservation Office for review and comment. Attachments: • Excerpt from Arkansas Historic Districts Act • Property Photos • Chain of Title • City Clerk Treasurer Verification Letter 3 He created Drake’s Replat of Block IV of the Revised Plat of Gate’s [sic] Subdivision to Oak Grove Addition and Drake’s Replat of Blocks I and VI of Englewood Addition. Four of Drake’s houses are located on Park Avenue, six of them on West Davidson Street and one on Highland Avenue. Dowling, “Building a Vernacular Neighborhood and Beyond.” 4 Story, “Wilson Park Historic District.” 5 Wappel and Garrison, On the Avenue, 9. 6 Cyrus A. Sutherland with Gregory Herman, Claudia Shannon, Jean Sizemore Jeannie M. Whayne and Contributors, "Wilson Park and Rock Houses", [Fayetteville, Arkansas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/AR-01-WA20, accessed: October 6, 2025. 7 Virginia Savage McAlester, A Field Guide to American Houses, (New York: Knoft, 2023), 567. Photos8 8 All photos from Zillow, accessed 3.6.2026, https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/515-N-Park-Ave- Fayetteville-AR-72701/72850274_zpid/?. Chain of Title Date Book/Page Grantee Grantor 11.15.2019 2019/35324 Max F. McAllister III & Karen J. McAllister Rahmat Sadelisoebagia Soemadipradja 8.10.2002 2002/116368 Rahmat Sadelisoebagia Soemadipradja Lewis Stanley Deen 6.23.1997 97/41810 Lewis Stanley Deen John M. & Kimberly Hooker 5.21.1997 97/37634 John M. & Kimberly Hooker Pine Tree Investments LLC 3/18/1997 97/16951 Pine Tree Investments LLC Robert Ross 8.21.1984 1118/314 Robert Ross Robert Scott Thompson 4.26.1984 1107/378 Robert Scott Thompson Douglas D. Knapp & Sandra J. Pringle 3.26.1983 1059/427 Douglas D. Knapp & Sandra J. Pringle Bennett Warren Holtzclaw & Mary Katherine Holtzclaw 12.20.1974 880/6962 Bennett Warren Holtzclaw & Mary Katherine Holtzclaw J. Foster Holtzclaw & Grayce Fay Holtzclaw 6.1.1970 791/327 J. Foster Holtzclaw Bennett A. Shiley & & Grayce Fay Holtzclaw Matilda Shiley 5.1.1956 486/537 Bennett A. Shiley & Matilda Shiley Mildred H. Davis (widow of James Gordon Davis) 4.8.1954 461/14 James Gordon Davis George McKinney & Lillie Mae McKinney 2.2.1945 437/258 James Gordon Davis & Mildred H. Davis N.F. Drake & Lota West Drake