Each year, Preserve Arkansas’s Mid Mod Arkansas tour highlights significant Mid-Century Modern architecture in cities throughout the state to raise awareness and encourage appreciation for these buildings. Join us in Hot Springs on September 27-28, 2024, to celebrate the work of architect I. Granger McDaniel with a reception and guided tour of McDaniel-designed properties. McDaniel’s life story is quite extraordinary; in fact, his experiences during World War II inspired a Hollywood film. After the war, he designed many buildings in Hot Springs, reshaping the city’s appearance in the mid-20th century.
Reception at the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, 659 Ouachita Avenue, Hot Springs
Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, beer, and wine as you learn about McDaniel from his daughter, Diana McDaniel Hampo.
Guided tour of McDaniel-designed properties, beginning at the Congregation House of Israel, 300 Quapaw Avenue, Hot Springs
Trolley transportation for attendees will be provided. Additional details about Saturday’s tour are available below.
Level |
Amount |
Tickets Included | Website | Newsletter/Social Media | Press Release |
| Platinum Presenting Sponsor | $2,500 | 4 tickets; 1-year corporate membership with Preserve Arkansas | Most prominent logo and link on website | Verbal recognition during event; Logo & link in e-mail; prominent recognition on Preserve Arkansas social media accounts | Listed as Presenting Sponsor in press release |
| Gold Sponsor | $1,500 | 4 tickets | Logo and link on website | Verbal recognition during event; Logo & link in e-mail; social media recognition | Mention in press release |
| Silver Sponsor | $1,000 | 2 tickets | Logo on website | Listing in e-mail and social media promotions for event | N/A |
| Bronze Sponsor | $500 | 2 tickets | Listing on website | Listing in e-mail promotions for event | N/A |
Click to download the 2024 Mid Mod Tour Sponsor Packet.
Fayetteville – 2023
In May 2023, Preserve Arkansas, in partnership with the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design, held its Mid Mod tour at Fayetteville.
The tour series seeks to increase appreciation for Arkansas’s unique Mid-Century Modern architecture. The Fayetteville tour included a reception at the Warren Segraves-designed Fulbright Building; tours of the Fay and Gus Jones House, Dr. Carie and Marjorie Buckley House, Terry and Sue Condren House, and the exterior of the UA Fine Arts Center; and a reception at Vol Walker Hall, where guests viewed an exhibition of Edward Durell Stone-designed furniture.
Clockwise from top left: Condren House by Jim Lambeth, UA Fine Arts Center by Edward Durell Stone, Jones House by Fay Jones, Fulbright Building by Warren Segraves, and Buckley House by Fay Jones.
Huntsville – 2022
El Dorado – 2021
Dr. Paul Henley House & James Riley House by E. Fay Jones
On Preserve Arkansas’s Facebook & YouTube
Oscar Chambers House
Dr. Neil Crow House
United Hebrew Congregation Temple
Richard and Elsie Pierce House, Pine Bluff
Richard and Lynne Smart House, Pine BluffLearn more about the Pierce and Smart homes in Pine Bluff by reading the script HERE!
Gerald and Marjorie Tweedy House, Springdale
Learn more about the Tweedy House tour by reading the script HERE!