Holcomb Court Apartments

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Holcomb Court Apartments
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Location2201 Main St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°43′39″N92°16′24″W / 34.72750°N 92.27333°W / 34.72750; -92.27333
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
Part of South Main Street Residential Historic District (ID07000436)
MPS Little Rock Apartment Buildings MPS
NRHP reference No. 95000377 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1995
Designated CPJuly 12, 2007

The Holcomb Court Apartments also called Martin, Mahlon Aparatments, are a historic apartment complex at 2201 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. [2] It is a U-shaped two story brick building, with concrete trim and a parapetted flat roof. Entrances are located on the courtyard side of the side wings, in projecting sections with pedimented concrete surrounds. The building houses twenty units, with many original design features surviving. Built in 1925, it is one of the city's few largescale apartment buildings built during the 1920s. [3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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  3. "NRHP nomination for Holcomb Court Apartments". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-03.