Our August cover photo features one of the fourteen homes in the Quapaw and Prospect area that is celebrating its 100th birthday this year.
We’re invited to take a drive or better yet, stroll through the neighborhood and admire the beauty, tradition, and love that has been put into these lovely old beauties.
To locate this year’s Centenarian homes, look for the white sign in the yard designating its 100th birthday. Wide streets, sprawling lawns, picture-perfect landscaping, and extraordinarily designed homes line the side streets as well as the main avenues. Street names like Rose, Fern, and Violet give a sense of nostalgia to the neighborhood.
Special thanks to the Kendall family for letting us photograph this beauty. And, once again, we appreciate the design and layout that Richard Stephens brings to our covers each month.
Happy August to all! Stay safe and healthy!
Take the Quapaw/Prospect Centenarian Homes Self-Guided Tour
Fourteen historic homes in the Quapaw/Prospect Area are turning 100 years old this year. The Quapaw/Prospect Area Preservation (QPAP) is celebrating with yard signs designating these special centenarian homes. Come enjoy a unique drive through the streets just west of Downtown Hot Springs. The oldest home in the Quapaw Prospect Historic District was built in 1879.
QPAP was created by property owners to preserve and protect the unique architecture of the neighborhood. This area was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 2002. There are more than 170 structures in the area.
QPAP has enjoyed a history of hosting special events in the neighborhood to bring residents together, and to share the beauty of each season in the Quapaw/Prospect community with others. QPAP hosts an annual Block Party on a chosen street, bringing over 200 neighbors together, meeting old friends and new friends over picnic foods in a pot luck like no other.
And not to be overshadowed, the annual December Luminaries display event, where neighbors and friends volunteer to line the area streets with over 5000 candles which are lit at dusk to celebrate the coming holidays.
Please join in celebrating the uniqueness of the neighborhood, by taking a self-guided drive down these historic streets and look at the homes which have stood the test of time.
