Lasley's College Apartments

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Lasley's College Apartments
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Location1916 & 1922 Bruce St., Conway, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°4′58″N92°27′3″W / 35.08278°N 92.45083°W / 35.08278; -92.45083 Coordinates: 35°4′58″N92°27′3″W / 35.08278°N 92.45083°W / 35.08278; -92.45083
Arealess than one acre
Built1947 (1947)
Architectural stylePlain Traditional
NRHP reference No. 11000300 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 25, 2011

The Lasley's College Apartments are a historic apartment complex at 1916 and 1922 Bruce Street in Conway, Arkansas, adjacent to the campus of the University of Central Arkansas. It consists of two two-story brick buildings flanking a central courtyard. Each building has a flat roof with parapet, and houses eight residential units, four one-bedroom and four two-bedroom units in each. They were built in 1947 in response to the university's increasing demand for housing, and are a well-preserved example of period multiunit residential architecture. [2]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [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 Lasley's College Apartments" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-02.