National Register of Historic Places

Arkansas Power & Light Building

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
September 13, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92001156

About this property

The Arkansas Power and Light Building is a building in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Now also known as the Entergy Building, it was the first office building in downtown Little Rock built in the International style. Designed by the architect Fred Arnold of the Little Rock architectural firm of Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson in 1953, it was not completed until 1959 due to uncertainty over the utility's requested rate increases and the expiration of laborers' union contracts. Acclaimed at the time for its "modern" look, the building features marble panels and glass curtain wall, above a single-story, curvilinear brick masonry section at the western end. It was one of Little Rock's first buildings built after the city formally adopted its "Little Rock 1969" master plan. The plan controlled new commercial design and encouraged private-public partnership for downtown beautification over the next decade. The building at 900 S. Louisiana St. houses Entergy Arkansas, the successor to Arkansas Power and Light Co. It has continually been the utility's headquarters.

Location

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.74006, -92.27404

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Arkansas Power & Light Building listed on the National Register?

Arkansas Power & Light Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Arkansas Power & Light Building?

Arkansas Power & Light Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Arkansas Power & Light Building?

The period of significance for Arkansas Power & Light Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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