Capitol-Main Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Capitol-Main Historic District

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
April 1, 2012
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
11001050

About this property

The Capitol–Main Historic District encompasses a well-preserved area of early 19th-century commercial architecture in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. The district includes 2-1/2 blocks of Capitol Street, extending east from Center Street, one block of Main Street south of Capitol, and one block of 6th Street west of Main. The buildings in this area were mostly built before World War II, and are of a more modest scale than modern sections of the downtown.

Location

500 blk. Main St., 100-200 blks. W. Capitol Ave., 500 blk. Center & 100-200 blks. W. 6th Sts.
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.74568, -92.27237

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 11001050. It was listed on April 1, 2012.

Categories

COMMERCECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Gazette Building
Colonial
0.1 mi
Taylor Building
Industrial
0.1 mi
Fulk Building
Industrial
0.1 mi
Exchange Bank Building
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Engagement at Ashley's Station (Pulaski County 1864)
1864Civil War
0.4 mi
Battle of Bayou Forche — Naval Support at Little Rock
1863Civil War
0.5 mi
Little Rock Arkansas
1863Civil War
1 mi
Brooks-Baxter War (Arkansas 1874)
1874Frontier
1 mi
Skirmish at Little Rock (January 1864)
1864Civil War
1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Capitol-Main Historic District listed on the National Register?

Capitol-Main Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Capitol-Main Historic District?

Capitol-Main Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Capitol-Main Historic District?

The period of significance for Capitol-Main Historic District is recorded as the industrial era.

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