Property History Research

FiMO is a research portal to find and view high-definition, color Fire Insurance Maps in Little Rock, Arkansas, showing building structures, building construction details, property ownership, property uses, and other useful information. Fire Insurance maps can be incredibly useful in understanding how the footprint, construction material, and even address of a property has changed over time. FiMO hosts maps from 1886-1950.

Available at home with a CALS library card or at any CALS branch

This CALS Butler Center collection contains the research files of the Quapaw Quarter Association including files on individual homes and businesses arranged by address and numerous photographs.

Access to physical materials only available at the CALS Roberts Library.

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program and Quapaw Quarter Association (QQA) have both conducted surveys of properties within the Central Arkansas area that can serve as important starting points for historical property research.

National Register of Historic Places is the country’s official list of historically significant sites worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archaeological resources. The National Register is administered by the National Park Service under the Secretary of the Interior. Properties listed in the National Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture.

Be sure to check both individual and historic district listings – consult the City of Little Rock Historic Districts / Sites Map to identify potential historic districts.