What We Do
Events
The QQA hosts a variety of events throughout the year. In addition to our free Preservation Conversations educational events, we also host the Summer Suppers series (dinner at historic properties), and the Tour of Homes (Mother’s day weekend). If you have questions about any of our events, please email qqa@quapaw.com or call 501-371-0075 ext. 3.
Summer Suppers
Mid-Century Dream at Noland Blass designed home
Join the QQA on September 17th as we explore this dreamy mid-century modern home in the Windgate neighborhood. The 1964-65 built property includes a large percentage of furnishings that were original to the house. Catering and cocktails provided by the King Sisters who run @ The Corner Diner and previously ran Flora Jeans. This is a private home, and details of location will be shared with ticket holders closer to the event.
This home was designed by well-known architect, Noland Blass. Noland Blass, Jr., was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 28, 1920. The commission for the Brown house featured for this Supper came from Stephen G. Brown and his wife Virginia. Brown was the Vice President of the Archer Drug Company in Little Rock. They purchased an irregularly shaped plot in the Windgate neighborhood in 1964 and commissioned the firm of Erhart, Eichenbaum, Rauch & Blass to design them a new house. As Noland Blass, Jr., was the senior designer at the firm during that period, he was given the task of the creating a design for the Brown's new home. The scenic nature of the site that the Browns had purchased was also the source of some of the most difficult conditions of the project. The lot was somewhat pie-shaped and sloped dramatically from one side to the other. However, it backed up to a large natural, wooded area. Blass saw all of these features as opportunities to create something really special. For the Brown commission, Blass drew inspiration from works by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, specifically their designs in the late 1930s and 1940s. Blass used native stone foundation walls to create a level base for the house while also providing an open area for the drainage from the site to flow. He then curved the facade of the house to mimic the curving streets of the neighborhood. After the front curve, Blass decided to repeat the element, creating an essentially triangular plan. The entire plan of the house was centered on a glass enclosed atrium space that not only allowed in more natural light but also created an ever-changing axis and focal point for the house.
Date: Thursday, September 17th
Time: 6:00pm
Address: private address will be disclosed to ticket holders
Tickets: Coming soon! QQA members enjoy a 10% discount on all pre-purchased event tickets, become a member today!
Preservation Conversations
These events focus on technical preservation and central Arkansas History. All Preservation Conversations are open to the public and free of charge, but RSVPs are highly suggested-some of our events have limited space. These events will start at 5:30 p.m. with refreshements, before moving into an hour program with the guest speaker of the night.
Researching your historic home with CALS and the Butler Center
Join the Quapaw Quarter Association as we partner with the Central Arkansas Library System and the Butler Center for Arkanas Studies.
Do you live in an historic home and want to know more about it? Afraid you've got ghost and you want to figured out who it could be? Grab your spectacles and dust off your notebook, we're going oldschool with our sources, and want to bring you along with us!
Date: Tuesday, July 28th
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Address: Sue Cowan Williams Library, 1800 S Chester St, Little Rock, AR 72206
Register for FREE here!
Sunset in the Cemetery: A tour of Oakland & Fraternal Historic Cemeteries
Date: Tuesday, November 17th
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Address: Oakland & Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, 2101 Barber St, Little Rock, AR 72206
Registration opening soon
5H Club Meetings
History, Happy Hour, and Heavy hors d'oeuvres
These are member only events and typically limited to 25 guests. These are casual events that will focus on a specific topic, historic site, or collection of items. Meetings will start at 5:30 p.m. with a Happy Hour and selection of hors d'oeuvres before moving into a quick program for the night. 5H Club meetings are free to attend (with QQA Membership).
Keep an eye out here! There is another 5H coming up soon and we can't wait to share with you where it is! Make sure you are a QQA member so you receive the special invitation!
"Get to Know Your Neighborhood" QQA Pub Quizzes
Get your trivia team together and find out how much you know about where you live! Central Arkansas's oldest non-profit organization dedicated to historic preservation, the Quapaw Quarter Association, is travelling to local neighborhood bars with classic style Pub Trivia about your favorite neighborhoods.
We are planning our next one in Southwest at Plaza Frida, be on the look out!
Contributions to the Quapaw Quarter Association (Tax ID 52-2192406) are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. No goods or services are exchanged for the charitable portion of your donation. Thank you for supporting preservation efforts across Greater Little Rock.