The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will offer a free training session for anyone interested in nominating a property to the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of historically significant sites.
The training will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 28, in the Diamond Room at the Department of Arkansas Heritage Building at Little Rock. The session will include background information on the National Register, the criteria for listing properties on the National Register, and instruction on completing a successful National Register application.
Registration is limited to the first 40 applicants. Details: The AHPP, 501-324-9880, or ralph.wilcox@arkansas.gov.
The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Heritage agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state’s cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Historic Arkansas Museum and the Arkansas State Archives.