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University Heights MPDF advances; neighbors prepare for local historic district conversations
Summary
Staff reported that the University Heights multiple-property documentation form (MPDF) passed state review and was forwarded to the National Park Service; neighborhood members are preparing meetings and canvassing toward a possible local historic district in Southeast Fayetteville.
Bridal Bostick, staff, said the University Heights MPDF and related submissions cleared the Arkansas State Review Board and have been forwarded to the National Park Service for final consideration by the Keeper of the National Register.
“We are to the point that we're ready to do final invoices on the project, get our final report written into the state preservation office,” Bostick said, adding that the project is considered substantially complete pending any National Park Service comments. A consultant—Stantec—presented the nomination at the state review board; staff thanked Stantec for its work on the nomination.
Bostick said neighborhood residents have expressed strong interest in pursuing a local historic district and are organizing meetings to discuss next steps; staff will provide dates once neighbors finalize hosts. Separately, staff reported canvassing in Southeast Fayetteville to gather signatures for an initiative name and local-district petition; the organizers aim to collect about 170 signatures and have begun door-to-door canvassing and phone outreach to absentee owners.
Staff also referenced a separate neighborhood project—the historic context statement for southeast Fayetteville—and said consultants and local volunteers have distributed printed copies and scheduled a community meeting to solicit frank feedback.
Why it matters: Passing the state review board is a major milestone for National Register nominations; neighborhood interest in a local district would trigger a separate public process and potential regulatory review if pursued.
