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The Quessenberry Family

Martin Smith

Cousin · Landscape Architect · Steward of the Great-Grandfather’s Home

Birdeye, Arkansas (72314)
Architect of place — same ground, living house.

Martin Smith is a Quessenberry-line cousin and a renowned landscape architect based in the Arkansas Delta. He lives and works from Birdeye — greater-area ZIP 72314, not to be confused with Cherry Valley 72324 — and owns and stewards the family’s great-grandfather’s home there.

Public practice includes Ecological Design Group and studioDRIFT work: Delta revitalization, adventure and culinary tourism for Crowley’s Ridge towns, and events such as the Birdeye Gravel Festival. The alignment is fun and powerful: championship barbecue memory and living design leadership on the same patch of Cross County dirt.

In our universe, Martin is a living bridge between heritage and current events in Birdeye — proof the cousin neighborhood never fully left the map.

2× World Champion 2× World Champion Irish Cup World Champion 1985 Irish Cup World Champion 1985 Irish Cup World Champion 1987 Irish Cup World Champion 1987 BBQ Hall of Fame Semi-Finalist 2019 BBQ Hall of Fame Semi-Finalist 2019 Arkansas Trav'ler Cooking Team Arkansas Trav'ler Cooking Team Memphis in May 1978–1994 Memphis in May 1978–1994