Russellville Downtown Historic District

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Russellville Downtown Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by W. 2nd St., Arkansas Ave., Missouri--Pacific RR tracks and El Paso St., Russellville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°16′44″N93°8′6″W / 35.27889°N 93.13500°W / 35.27889; -93.13500 Coordinates: 35°16′44″N93°8′6″W / 35.27889°N 93.13500°W / 35.27889; -93.13500
Area19 acres (7.7 ha)
Built1875–1936
Architect H. Ray Burks
Architectural style Early Commercial
NRHP reference No. 96000941 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 3, 1996

The Russellville Downtown Historic District encompasses an eight-block area of downtown Russellville, Arkansas. This area, developed primarily between 1875 and 1930, includes the city's highest concentration of period commercial architecture, a total of 34 buildings. Most of them are brick, one or two stories in height, and in a variety of styles. The district is roughly bounded by Arkansas and West 2nd Streets, El Paso Avenue, and the Missouri-Pacific Railroad tracks. [2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

It includes:

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sandra Taylor Smith (May 30, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-nomination: Russellville Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-30.