Russellville Downtown Historic District

Russellville Downtown Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by W. 2nd St., Arkansas Ave., Missouri--Pacific RR tracks and El Paso St., Russellville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°16′44″N 93°8′6″W / 35.27889°N 93.13500°W / 35.27889; -93.13500Coordinates: 35°16′44″N 93°8′6″W / 35.27889°N 93.13500°W / 35.27889; -93.13500
Area 19 acres (7.7 ha)
Built 1875-1936
Architect H. Ray Burks, others
Architectural style Early Commercial, other
NRHP reference # 96000941[1]
Added to NRHP September 3, 1996

The Russellville Downtown Historic District encompasses an eight-block area of downtown Russellville, Arkansas. This area, developed primarily between 1875 and 1930, includes the city's highest concentration of period commercial architecture, a total of 34 buildings. Most of them are brick, one or two stories in height, and in a variety of styles. The district is roughly bounded by Arkansas and West 2nd Streets, El Paso Avenue, and the Missouri-Pacific Railroad tracks.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

It includes:

  • Pope County Courthouse (1931), 100 West Main Street, the "dominant" building in the district, a four story brick building designed by architect H. Ray Burks in Art Deco style[2]
  • Riggs-Hamilton American Legion Post No. 20 (1936), built by Works Progress Administration, separately listed on the National Register[2]
  • railroad depot, separately listed on the National Register[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sandra Taylor Smith (May 30, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-nomination: Russellville Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-30.


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