SavingARPlaces

Announcing 2026 historic preservation grant dates! LOI starting Sep. 15, 2025. Applications starting Nov. 12, 2025. Deadline for County Courthouse Grant applications is Jan. 26, 2026. Deadline for HPRG applications is Mar. 4, 2026. More details at loom.ly/UMdbDpQ.

AHPP offices are closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day.

Big thanks to the volunteers who cleaned and repaired historic Highland Cemetery in Ozark last week! Such places mean so much to people. It's a great example of the power of place in our lives, which is what #PreservationMonth celebrates this May! #ARPreservation @AtlasPres

People often ask us if they can get a copy of our tour scripts. The answer is YES! Click here to browse the archive: loom.ly/eD9QVpU. Newly posted: Kocourek and Son Hardware & Cherry–Luter Estate (AKA "The Castle"). #ARPreservation #ArkansasHistory #AuthenticArkansas

Wow! Arkansas students are talented artists! The Preserve Our Past contest got 137 entries from 14 schools! Arkansas Heritage staff have enjoyed judging the pieces over the past two days. Winners will be announced in the coming weeks! #artcontest #studentart #ARPreservation

This week's Sandwiching in History tour has been RESCHEDULED. Due to power outages in Hazen and the ongoing storms, the tour of Kocourek and Son Hardware Store will take place on Friday, April 11, at noon. *NO TOUR THIS WEEK!*

The Arkansas State Review Board will consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places for several Arkansas properties tomorrow. Read the press release with the full list of nominated properties at loom.ly/9Di7mak. #ARPreservation #AuthenticArkansas

Brad Smith, president of Sewah Studios, visited our office this week. Sewah produces the #historicalmarkers for the State of Arkansas (and many other states). Although Sewah is based in Ohio, Smith is from NLR, so we like to think they make the Arkansas markers with extra ❤️!

Join our free tour on Friday at noon at the Cherry–Luter Estate (AKA "The Castle") in North Little Rock! Parking on site is limited. Overflow parking available at the empty lot on NW corner of W. Scenic Dr. and Valley View Dr. #ARPreservation #ArkansasHistory #AuthenticArkansas

Yesterday, crews began the final step of restoring the Old River Bridge at Benton by lifting its first truss into place. The historic 1891 bridge had deteriorated after 1974 but will be used again as part of the new recreational Southwest Trail from Little Rock to Hot Springs.

A new #HistoricalMarker commemorates the important role of Black soldiers in AR in the Civil War. The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in LR celebrated #BlackHistoryMonth by dedicating it on Saturday. #AuthenticArkansas #ARPreservation #BHM #ArkansasHistory #History

Meet AHPP's newest GA, Song Johnson! Song is beginning her MA at @ualrhistory and is working with AHPP to gain hands-on public history experience. She is helping with a historic cemetery assessment, property surveys, and a historical marker application. #ARPreservation

Take a visual road trip through rural Arkansas tonight! We’re visiting classic structures across The Natural State in a “From the Archives” presentation of Arkansas PBS-original film “Back Road Barns” at 7 CT. Learn more now with producer Kevin Clark: myarkansaspbs.org/blog/reminisce…

Arkansas Historic Preservation Program offices will be closed Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.

Arkansas' historic county courthouses are important pieces of Arkansas' heritage, and AHPP is proud to be a partner in their preservation. Watch this inspiring program tonight on what it means to save our county courthouses. #ARPreservation #AuthenticArkansas #ArkansasHistory

⚠️Arkansas Historic Preservation Program offices will be closed Thursday, January 9, and Friday, January 10, due to inclement weather.

The State Review Board will meet on Wed. and consider properties for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Is one of these properties near you? Public meeting details at loom.ly/pWGLjpc #ARpreservation #AuthenticArkansas #NationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces

Join us on Nov. 1 for our free Sandwiching in History tour at the Museum of Automobiles! Built in 1964 for Winthrop Rockefeller's cars, this building is noteworthy for its tensile-cable architecture. Come to learn more! #ARpreservation #ArkansasHistory #History @museumofautos