Conway Commercial Historic District

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Conway Commercial Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Cross, Prince, Faulkner, and Watkins Sts., and Robinson Ave., Conway, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°5′34″N92°26′24″W / 35.09278°N 92.44000°W / 35.09278; -92.44000 Coordinates: 35°5′34″N92°26′24″W / 35.09278°N 92.44000°W / 35.09278; -92.44000
Area34 acres (14 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate, Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, International, et al.
NRHP reference No. 10000779 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 2010

The Conway Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial heart of Conway, Arkansas. The area, roughly bounded by Main Street on the south, Harkrider and Spencer Streets on the east, just south of Mill Street to the north, and Locust Street to the west, was developed between 1879 and 1960, and includes representative architecture from four major phases of the city's development. It includes the city's oldest commercial building, the 1879 Frauenthal & Schwarz Building. [2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Conway Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-09.