Monticello North Main Street Historic District

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Monticello North Main Street Historic District
Location Irregular pattern along Westwood Ave. and N. Main St., Monticello, Arkansas
Area 30 acres (12 ha)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Classical Revival, Stick/eastlake, Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 79000437 [1]
Added to NRHP February 18, 1979

The Monticello North Main Street Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district on the north side of Monticello, Arkansas. Most of the twenty buildings in the district were built between 1880 and 1910, during a period of expansion and prosperity in the area. Popular styles of the period, including Queen Anne and Colonial Revival, are represented in the district, and there are three churches. Three houses were designed by architect S. C. Hotchkiss, who lived in Monticello for a number of years. [2]

Monticello, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Monticello is a city in, and the county seat of, Drew County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,467.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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