MacArthur Park Historic District

MacArthur Park Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Ferry, McGowan, McAlmont, 16th, Bragg, 15th, Scott, 9th, Cumberland, and 5th Sts., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′16″N 92°15′59″W / 34.73778°N 92.26639°W / 34.73778; -92.26639Coordinates: 34°44′16″N 92°15′59″W / 34.73778°N 92.26639°W / 34.73778; -92.26639
Area 60 acres (24 ha)
Built 1840 (1840)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 77000269[1]
Added to NRHP July 25, 1977

The MacArthur Park Historic District encompasses a remarkably well-preserved collection of Victorian buildings in the heart of Little Rock, Arkansas. The main focal point of the district is MacArthur Park, site of the Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal and Little Rock's 19th-century military arsenal. The district extends north and west from the park for about four blocks, to East Capitol Avenue in the north and Scott Street to the west, and extends south, beyond Interstate 630, to East 17th Street. This area contains some of the city's finest surviving antebellum and late Victorian architecture, including an particularly large number (19) of Second Empire houses, and achieved its present form roughly by the 1880s.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for MacArthur Park Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-17.


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