Taylor Building (Little Rock, Arkansas)

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Taylor Building
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Location304 Main St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′45″N92°16′16″W / 34.74583°N 92.27111°W / 34.74583; -92.27111
Built1900
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Romanesque
Part of Main Street Commercial District (ID10000396)
MPS Little Rock Main Street MRA
NRHP reference No. 86003123 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1986
Designated CPJune 25, 2010

The Taylor Building is a historic commercial building at 304 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a three-story masonry structure, built out of load-bearing brick with limestone trim. Its facade has a commercial storefront on the ground floor, and three windows on the upper floors, articulated by two-story columns rising to limestone capitals and finely crafted Romanesque arches. Built in 1897, it is a rare surviving example of 19th-century commercial architecture in the city. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Taylor Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 10, 2016.