{ "name": "Quapaw Quarter \u2014 neighborhood facts", "neighborhood": "Quapaw Quarter", "city": "Little Rock", "hood_id": 19974, "neighborhood_url": "https://neighborhoodregistry.com/arkansas/little-rock/quapaw-quarter/", "generated": "2026-10-24T21:28:18+00:00", "publisher": "Neighborhood Registry", "license_note": "Compiled by Neighborhood Registry from public sources; each fact carries its source and verification date. Facts are free to use with attribution to Neighborhood Registry.", "facts": [ { "predicate": "amenities_note", "value": "The Quarter's civic/cultural anchors, all verified from City / state sources: MacArthur Park and its Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History; the Arkansas Governor's Mansion (1800 Center Street, in the Governor's Mansion Historic District / Capitol Zoning Mansion Area); Curran Hall, 615 East Capitol Avenue, which QQA manages as the Little Rock Visitor Information Center; and more than 4,700 identified historic structures citywide concentrated in the historic districts, most of them in and around the Quarter (City of Little Rock, Cultural Heritage & Historic Preservation).", "unit": "", "source_name": "City of Little Rock \u2014 Cultural Heritage & Historic Preservation; Quapaw Quarter Association", "source_url": "https://littlerock.gov/government/city-departments/planning-and-development/divisions/cultural-heritage-historic-preservation/", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "appraisal_assessor", "value": "Pulaski County Assessor \u2014 the county office that appraises and assesses real and personal property in Pulaski County; assessed value is 20% of the appraised (market) value established by the Assessor. Current assessor of record in DFA's county-officials listing: Janet Troutman-Ward, 201 S. Broadway, Ste. 310, Little Rock, AR 72201.", "unit": "", "source_name": "Arkansas DFA \u2014 Assessment Coordination Division, County Officials; Pulaski County Treasurer", "source_url": "https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/arkansas-assessment-coordination-division/county-officials/", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "architectural_styles", "value": "Governor's Mansion area homes generally date from about 1880 to 1920, with Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman styles predominating (QQA history); the expanded Governor's Mansion Historic District nomination (NPS / AHPP) additionally documents Tudor (English) Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, American Foursquare, American Small House (Minimal Traditional), and Ranch forms. The MacArthur Park area holds the Quarter's oldest buildings, including antebellum Greek Revival examples (e.g., Pike-Fletcher-Terry House, 1840; Trapnall Hall, 1843; Curran Hall, 1842) and Second Empire / Victorian houses (e.g., Villa Marre, 1881). The Central High area adds American Foursquare to the same Queen Anne / Colonial Revival / Craftsman mix.", "unit": "", "source_name": "Quapaw Quarter Association \u2014 History of the QQA; National Park Service \u2014 Governor's Mansion Historic District registration form (via AHPP)", "source_url": "https://quapaw.com/uploads/pages/history_of_the_qqa.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "city", "value": "Little Rock", "unit": "", "source_name": "City of Little Rock", "source_url": "https://littlerock.gov/government/city-departments/planning-and-development/divisions/cultural-heritage-historic-preservation/", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "county", "value": "Pulaski County", "unit": "", "source_name": "Pulaski County Assessor", "source_url": "https://pulaskicountyassessor.net/about/", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "faq", "value": "[{\"q\":\"What is the Quapaw Quarter, and is it an official neighborhood boundary?\",\"a\":\"It is a historic-area name, not a legal boundary. The Quapaw Quarter Association's own history calls \\\"Quapaw Quarter\\\" a fictitious name \\u2014 \\\"not a legally or even historically defined place\\\" \\u2014 coined in 1961\\u201362 and first defined in QQA's 1968 articles as a 16-block area (Capitol Ave \\/ Scott St \\/ 9th St \\/ Bond St). As amended, it now covers nine square miles of the oldest part of Little Rock, from the Arkansas River south to Fourche Creek, the old Rock Island tracks east, and the Central High School neighborhood west, taking in the MacArthur Park, Governor's Mansion, and Central High historic districts. Most people use the name for the residential core south of downtown \\/ I-630 around MacArthur Park and the Governor's Mansion.\",\"source_url\":\"https:\\/\\/quapaw.com\\/uploads\\/pages\\/history_of_the_qqa.pdf\",\"author\":\"\"},{\"q\":\"Which public schools will my child attend if I buy a home in the Quapaw Quarter?\",\"a\":\"The Quarter is in the Little Rock School District, but there is no single school trio for the whole Quarter \\u2014 LRSD assigns students by exact residential address, the Quarter spans nine square miles and several attendance zones, and several schools physically inside the Quarter are magnets that admit by application\\/lottery rather than by zone (e.g., Booker Arts Magnet Elementary, K\\u20135, 2016 Barber St, 72206; Gibbs Magnet Elementary, 1115 W. 16th St; Dunbar Magnet Middle School, 1100 Wright Ave, 72206). Little Rock Central High School (1500 Little Rock Nine Way, 72202) is the comprehensive high school at the Quarter's western edge. Confirm the assigned schools for a specific address with LRSD before buying.\",\"source_url\":\"https:\\/\\/myschoolinfo.arkansas.gov\\/Schools\\/ESSAPerformanceSummary\\/6001006?response-format=PDF&FY=31\",\"author\":\"\"},{\"q\":\"What is the property tax rate for a home in the Quapaw Quarter?\",\"a\":\"For a City of Little Rock parcel in the Little Rock School District, the Arkansas DFA 2024 Millage Report (2025 collections) totals 70.0 mills: 46.4 school (LRSD) + 15.1 city + 8.5 county. Arkansas assesses at 20% of market value, so the effective rate is 0.20 \\u00d7 70.0 mills = 1.40% of market value before the homestead credit and any exemptions \\u2014 e.g., $4,200\\/year on a $300,000 home before credits. The Pulaski County Assessor establishes the appraised value; the County Treasurer's formula is the same: taxable value (20% of appraised value) \\u00d7 millage rate.\",\"source_url\":\"https:\\/\\/www.dfa.arkansas.gov\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2024-millage-2025-collections.pdf\",\"author\":\"\"},{\"q\":\"I want to change the exterior of (or demolish) a house in the Quapaw Quarter. Whose approval do I need?\",\"a\":\"It depends on which district the house is in \\u2014 check before you start work. (1) In the Governor's Mansion \\/ Capitol areas, the state Capitol Zoning District Commission regulates design and zoning: a Capitol Zoning permit is required before any exterior work, new construction or site improvement, or any demolition, and it is a prerequisite to a City building permit; routine painting and interior work do not require one. (2) In the MacArthur Park Local Ordinance District, the City of Little Rock Historic District Commission reviews design, and a Certificate of Appropriateness is required before work. (3) A National Register listing by itself is honorary and places no restrictions on a private owner \\u2014 the QQA notes most National Register districts in Little Rock have no regulating body. The Quapaw Quarter Association itself is a nonprofit advocate; it does not approve or deny projects.\",\"source_url\":\"https:\\/\\/www.arkansasheritage.com\\/arkansas-preservation\\/programs\\/capitol-zoning-district-commission\",\"author\":\"\"}]", "unit": "", "source_name": "Sourced neighborhood Q&A", "source_url": "", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "historic_districts", "value": "Two anchor National Register historic districts sit inside the Quarter (among several): (1) MacArthur Park Historic District \u2014 the area surrounding MacArthur Park and the Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal (a National Historic Landmark), including some of the oldest residential structures in the city; it is also Little Rock's only Local Ordinance District (established 1981), so exterior alteration, site design, and demolition there require a City Certificate of Appropriateness. (2) Governor's Mansion Historic District (and Boundary Increase) \u2014 south of downtown, one of the largest historic districts in the city, named for the Arkansas Governor's Mansion located within it; most development occurred 1880\u20131940. The City notes that by 1980 MacArthur Park, Governor's Mansion, and Marshall Square had been nominated, and that National Register listing alone is honorary \u2014 only MacArthur Park properties are locally protected against exterior alteration/demolition by ordinance, and Capitol Zoning areas are regulated by CZDC instead of the City HDC (except a small overlap roughly Cumberland \u2013 E. 15th \u2013 Scott \u2013 E. 13th).", "unit": "", "source_name": "Quapaw Quarter Association \u2014 Historic Districts & Neighborhoods; City of Little Rock \u2014 Cultural Heritage & Historic Preservation", "source_url": "https://quapaw.com/pages/who-we-are/historic-districts-neighborhoods/", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "hoa_overview", "value": "No conventional homeowners association governs the Quapaw Quarter. The Quapaw Quarter Association is a nonprofit, membership-based historic preservation organization (incorporated 1968) whose mission is to promote preservation of Little Rock's architectural heritage through advocacy, marketing, and education; the City of Little Rock describes it as \"a non-profit historic preservation advocacy organization\" and \"a local nonprofit preservation education, advocacy, and assistance organization.\" It is NOT an HOA: it does not levy HOA dues or assessments on Quarter homeowners, does not enforce private covenants, and does not regulate property. Regulation, where it exists, is governmental \u2014 CZDC in the Capitol/Mansion areas and the City Historic District Commission in the MacArthur Park Local Ordinance District (see special_district and historic_districts).", "unit": "", "source_name": "Quapaw Quarter Association; City of Little Rock", "source_url": "https://quapaw.com/uploads/pages/history_of_the_qqa.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "millage_rate", "value": "70.0 \u2014 total for a parcel in the City of Little Rock in the Little Rock School District, 2024 millage (2025 collections): School 46.4 + City 15.1 + County 8.5 = 70.0. DFA totals table, Pulaski County section.", "unit": "mills", "source_name": "Arkansas Dept. of Finance and Administration, Assessment Coordination Division \u2014 2024 Millage Report (2025 Collections), published February 2025", "source_url": "https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024-millage-2025-collections.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "millage_school", "value": "46.4 \u2014 Little Rock School District total: 25.0 M&O (uniform rate) + 9.0 other M&O + 12.4 bond/debt service = 46.4 (DFA school district millage breakdown, Pulaski County).", "unit": "mills", "source_name": "Arkansas Dept. of Finance and Administration, Assessment Coordination Division \u2014 2024 Millage Report (2025 Collections)", "source_url": "https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024-millage-2025-collections.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "property_tax_rate", "value": "1.40% effective rate on market value, before homestead credit and any exemptions/improvement-district levies. Math: Arkansas assesses real property at 20% of market value; tax = assessed value \u00d7 total mills \u00f7 1,000. 0.20 \u00d7 70.0 mills = 0.20 \u00d7 0.070 = 0.0140 = 1.40%. Example: a $300,000 market-value home \u2192 $60,000 assessed \u2192 $60,000 \u00d7 70 \u00f7 1,000 = $4,200/year before credits. City component check: City of Little Rock levy ordinance (passed October 6, 2025, for 2026 collection) levies General 5.0 + Capital/Library bonds 3.0 + Police Pension 1.0 + Fire Pension 1.0 + Library M&O 3.8 + Library Construction & Refunding Bonds 1.3 = 15.1 mills, tying exactly to DFA's City Total of 15.1.", "unit": "percent of market value", "source_name": "Arkansas DFA \u2014 2024 Millage Report; City of Little Rock \u2014 Annual Property Tax Levy ordinance; Pulaski County Treasurer (tax = 20% of appraised value \u00d7 millage)", "source_url": "https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024-millage-2025-collections.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "school_district", "value": "Little Rock School District (LRSD)", "unit": "", "source_name": "Arkansas Dept. of Education \u2014 My School Info (Booker Arts Magnet Elementary School, LEA 6001006, listed under Little Rock School District)", "source_url": "https://myschoolinfo.arkansas.gov/Schools/ESSAPerformanceSummary/6001006?response-format=PDF&FY=31", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "school_elementary", "value": "Representative in-Quarter elementary schools \u2014 NOT a single zoned assignment (see caveat): Booker Arts Magnet Elementary School (grades K\u20135, 2016 Barber Street, Little Rock, AR 72206, LRSD) and Gibbs Magnet Elementary School (1115 West 16th Street, LRSD). Both are magnet schools; LRSD assignment is by exact residential address and magnet admission is by application/lottery, not by zone alone. Confirm a specific address with LRSD before relying on any school assignment.", "unit": "", "source_name": "Arkansas Dept. of Education \u2014 My School Info; Little Rock School District", "source_url": "https://myschoolinfo.arkansas.gov/Schools/ESSAPerformanceSummary/6001006?response-format=PDF&FY=31", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "school_high", "value": "Representative in-Quarter high school: Little Rock Central High School (1500 Little Rock Nine Way, Little Rock, AR 72202, LRSD; Arkansas Dept. of Education school code 6001001), the comprehensive high school at the Quarter's western edge. LRSD assignment is by exact residential address. Confirm a specific address with LRSD before relying on any school assignment.", "unit": "", "source_name": "Little Rock School District \u2014 Central High School", "source_url": "https://www.lrsd.org/o/central/article/1807821", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "school_middle", "value": "Representative in-Quarter middle school \u2014 NOT a single zoned assignment (see caveat): Dunbar Magnet Middle School (Dunbar Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship Magnet Middle, 1100 Wright Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72206, LRSD). Magnet school; LRSD assignment is by exact residential address. Confirm a specific address with LRSD before relying on any school assignment.", "unit": "", "source_name": "Little Rock School District \u2014 Dunbar Magnet Middle", "source_url": "https://www.lrsd.org/o/dunbar/page/about-us", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "special_district", "value": "Capitol Zoning District Commission (CZDC) \u2014 a state agency (Division of Arkansas Heritage) that regulates zoning, land use, and design in two Little Rock areas: the State Capitol Area and the Governor's Mansion Area, the latter lying inside the Quapaw Quarter. CZDC reviews all land use and development in its district: a Capitol Zoning permit is required before any exterior work on an existing structure (additions/alterations), new construction or site improvements (fence, sign, parking, accessory building), and before demolition/removal of any structure or site feature. A CZDC permit is a prerequisite to a City of Little Rock building permit (and to a city Privilege License / Certificate of Occupancy); it is NOT required for routine exterior maintenance such as painting or for interior renovations. Some permits are staff-approved; major changes require Commission approval. Missions include preserving the residential character of the Governor's Mansion Area and preserving historic and architecturally significant structures.", "unit": "", "source_name": "Capitol Zoning District Commission \u2014 Arkansas Historic Preservation Program / Arkansas Heritage", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasheritage.com/arkansas-preservation/programs/capitol-zoning-district-commission", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "trails_parks", "value": "MacArthur Park \u2014 601 East 9th Street, 72201; Little Rock's oldest municipal park. City park listing gives Size: 39 acres and Classification: Regional (the City's narrative text describes a 36-acre park \u2014 see Ambiguities). Amenities listed by the City: fully-inclusive MacArthur Unlimited Playground, walking paths, gardens, fishing pond, dog park (MacArthur Unleashed), memorials, picnic areas, multi-use court, pavilion, restrooms; in-park attractions include the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History (in the Tower Building / Little Rock Arsenal). The park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.", "unit": "", "source_name": "City of Little Rock \u2014 Parks & Recreation, MacArthur Park", "source_url": "https://littlerock.gov/residents/parks-and-recreation/city-park-information/macarthur/", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "utility_sewer", "value": "Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority (LRWRA) \u2014 sanitary sewer / wastewater. LRWRA states: \"As the sanitary sewer service provider for the city of Little Rock,\" its process serves 72,000+ homes & businesses through 1,400+ miles of public sewers to three treatment facilities, releasing treated water to the Arkansas River under NPDES permits.", "unit": "", "source_name": "Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority", "source_url": "https://lrwra.com/about-us/what-we-do-and-why/", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "utility_water", "value": "Central Arkansas Water (CAW) \u2014 drinking water. CAW states it is \"the metropolitan water service provider for Greater Little Rock-North Little Rock\" and Arkansas's largest water utility, under public ownership, governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners; its direct service boundaries include the City of Little Rock. Headquarters: 221 East Capitol Avenue, Little Rock.", "unit": "", "source_name": "Central Arkansas Water", "source_url": "https://carkw.com/about/history/", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" }, { "predicate": "zip_codes", "value": "72201; 72202; 72206 \u2014 all three apply inside the Quarter. Anchors from primary sources: 72201 \u2014 MacArthur Park, 601 East 9th Street (City of Little Rock) and CZDC office, 1100 North Street (AHPP); 72202 \u2014 Quapaw Quarter Association, 615 East Capitol Avenue (QQA) and Little Rock Central High School, 1500 Little Rock Nine Way (LRSD); 72206 \u2014 Booker Arts Magnet Elementary, 2016 Barber Street, and Dunbar Magnet Middle School, 1100 Wright Avenue (ADE / LRSD). USPS publishes no ZIP-by-neighborhood list; ZIPs are verified by these in-area primary-source addresses, not by a neighborhood map.", "unit": "", "source_name": "City of Little Rock; Quapaw Quarter Association; Arkansas Dept. of Education (My School Info); Little Rock School District", "source_url": "https://littlerock.gov/residents/parks-and-recreation/city-park-information/macarthur/", "verified_at": "2026-10-24 00:00:00" } ] }