Design Guidelines Booklet, Morrilton Commercial Historic District

Urban Planning Associates, Inc.

From introduction: "This handbook serves as a guide to the maintenance, rehabilitation, construction of historic and new structures within the Morrilton Commercial Historic District, located in downtown Morrilton. The document represents guidelines which are intended to be employed flexibly, and apply to all building renovations, new construction, and building additions that affect the exterior architectural features of a structure in the historic district. The intent and goal of these design guidelines are as follows: To promote the continued economic vitality and existence of downtown Morrilton through the preservation and maintenance of its unique historical assets and built environment. As the above goal states, the general intent and desire of the Morrilton Historic District Commission is to ensure the preservation and maintenance of downtown buildings. This aim will help promote downtown Morrilton as an economically vibrant center, while preserving Morrilton’s physical history for future generations. Ordinance 2003-10, adopted April 14th, 2003, established the Morrilton Historic District Commission. The ordinance establishes the purposes for the Historic District Commission. These are to: Effect and accomplish the protection, enhancement, and perpetuation of such areas and improvement and of districts which represent or reflect elements of the city’s cultural, social, economic, political, and architectural history; safeguard the city’s historic, aesthetic and cultural heritage, as embodied and reflected in such areas; stabilize and improve property values in such districts; foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past; protect and enhance the city’s attractions to tourists and visitors; strengthen the economy of the city; promote the use of the historic districts and landmarks for the education, pleasure and welfare of the people of the city." Funding was provided in part by a 2011 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Morrilton (project number AR-11-009) administered by the Arkansas State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 05-11-31910) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Morrilton, Arkansas is a Certified Local Government.

Design Guidelines Booklet, Morrilton Commercial Historic District

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