Pleasant Street Historic District (Hot Springs, Arkansas)

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Pleasant Street Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Malvern Av., Pleasant, Church, Gulpha, Garden, Grove and Kirk Sts., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°30′26″N93°2′52″W / 34.50722°N 93.04778°W / 34.50722; -93.04778
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Built1913 (1913)
ArchitectWebb, John L.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Bungalow/American craftsman
NRHP reference No. 03000532 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 2003

The Pleasant Street Historic Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic African-American community area of Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is located just southeast of the city's famous Bathhouse Row area, centered on a four-block stretch of Pleasant Street between Jefferson and Church Streets. The 30-acre (12 ha) district includes 93 buildings, most of them residential. The area was developed between about 1900 and 1950, with most of the development taking place after 1920. Prominent non-residential buildings include the Visitor's Chapel A.M.E. Church at 317 Church Street, and the Woodmen of Union Building, a four-story brick building on the 500 block of Malvern Avenue. [2]

Contractor and philanthropist John Lee Webb (1877–1946) lived in the area. [3] His prominent brick home at 403 Pleasant Street remains in the district. [4] [5] A community center was named for his daughter. [6] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

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  2. "NRHP nomination for Pleasant Street Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
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  5. "CDBG aids Webb House preservation | Hot Springs Sentinel Record". www.hotsr.com. July 17, 2023.
  6. ""John L. Webb: The Man and the Legacy" project report, 1877-1979". Finding aids. December 31, 1979.