Fred W. Parris Towers

Fred W. Parris Towers
Location 1800 S. Broadway St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°43′53″N 92°16′43″W / 34.73139°N 92.27861°W / 34.73139; -92.27861Coordinates: 34°43′53″N 92°16′43″W / 34.73139°N 92.27861°W / 34.73139; -92.27861
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1971 (1971)
Architect Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson
Architectural style International Style
NRHP reference # 100000707[1]
Added to NRHP March 7, 2017

The Fred W. Parris Towers are a residential apartment highrise at 1800 South Broadway Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Built in 1972, it is a fourteen-story skyscraper, with a steel frame clad in masonry, housing 250 residential units. It was designed by Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson for the city as public senior housing, and exemplifies a design principle espoused by Le Corbusier known as the "tower in a park", with a large landscaped green area surrounding the building.[2]

The apartments were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Fred W. Parris Towers" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2017-11-08.


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