Opinion ID: 2452141
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Historic preservation

Text: Appellant next argues that the trial court erred in granting specific performance because appellee's planned renovations would destroy the architectural integrity of appellant's residence, thereby violating this state's public policy to engage in historic preservation. This argument is meritless. First, as appellant's counsel acknowledged in oral argument, appellant's residence is not listed with either the federal or state registers of historic places. Second, even if the residence were listed, this state's public policy with respect to historic preservation does not support appellant's argument. We refer to Arkansas Code Annotated § 13-7-109 (Supp. 1993), which creates the State Register of Historic Places, and clearly provides: Listing a privately owned property in the State Register of Historic Places shall in no way violate or abridge the lawful owner's right to use, modify, or dispose of said property. Section 13-7-109(d).