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Support our mission to preserve and protect Eureka Springs' cultural and historic treasures! Your membership dollars, along with fundraising efforts, make our goals possible. Join us!

Volunteers

Your membership dues help support the activities of the Society, but volunteers are always needed and are the survival of our organization. Want to become actively involved? Contact us!

Did You Know...

The Eureka Springs Preservation Society is a member of the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas?

As the only statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to saving Arkansas's architectural and cultural heritage, the Alliance is often in the thick of the battle. From saving historic buidings to promoting preservation-friendly legislation locally and in the State Capitol, the Alliance works diligently to promote preservation efforts across the state.

And Consider...

According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, historic preservation stimulates the local economy. Over three-quarters of the economic benefits of rehabilitation remain in the local community where the projects are located.

Late Breaking News!

Christmas Tour of Homes

Thank you for your support of the 29th annual Christmas Tour of Homes, held December 3, 2011!

Despite drizzly weather, residents and visitors alike enjoyed tour homes dressed in their finery. Ticket sales exceeded $11,000; all profits, approximately $8,000, are used for preservation activities.

And special thanks go to the gracious homeowners who opened their homes for all to view:

Gary Galloway, 27 Ridgeway
Marcia Yearsly, 3 Prospect
Greg Moon and Gary Boller, 2 Prospect
Peggy Kjelgaard, 10 White
Ken Riley and Harold Ellis, 77 Mountain
Christian Science Church, 68 Mountain
David and Ruth Hager, 79 and 81 Mountain
Gavioli Chapel, Elise Roenigk
Ellen and Craig Cutting, 5 Washington

32nd Annual Spring Meeting and Annual Awards

The Eureka Springs Preservation Society held their 33rd Annual Spring Meeting on May 10, 2011, jointly with the Eureka Springs Historic District Commission.

With pride, preservation awards were presented for:

Restoration of a Residence-

Bill Rubley, 246 Spring Street

Restoration of a Building for Business-

The Stone House, 89 North Main Street

Rescuing a Condemned Property-

Kevin Click, 237 North Main Street

Outstanding Historical Event-

Eureka Springs Downtown Network

Improving a Site-

Purdy Art Company, 157 North Main Street

Improving a Site-

Jim Walden, 7 Washington Street

New Building that Blends with Historic Eureka Springs-

Planer Hill Park and Ride Welcome Center, 177 South Main Street

Sweet Spring and Harding Spring Gain Table and Benches!

ESPS appreciates Eureka Stone for their assistance with this project!

Thanks to Preservation Society fundraising efforts, a large granite table and benches was installed at Sweet Spring, an imaginatively landscaped urban oasis, on Friday, July 1, 2011. Inscribed with the ESPS motto, "Our Past Is Your Present," the table is a gift to Eureka Springs residents and tourists alike.

A round table, dedicated to the memory of Stephen White, an ardent Eureka Springs supporter, was placed at Harding Spring, another beautiful pocket park, on Thursday, July 7.

A celebratory ribbon cutting is planned for August, with date and time to be determined.