Climber Motor Car Factory, Unit A
National Register of Historic Places

Climber Motor Car Factory, Unit A

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
May 31, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
05000500

About this property

Unit A of the Climber Motor Car Factory is a historic industrial building at 1823 East 17th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a large wood-frame structure, topped by a gabled monitor roof. Its walls are concrete block for the bottom 2 feet (0.61 m), and wood frame between concrete pillars above. The building was constructed in 1919 for the Climber Motor Company, the only automobile manufacturer founded in the state, and was the only part actually built of a planned multi-building complex. The company manufactured automobiles here until 1924, after which it was used by Command-Aire to build light aircraft, and by the Great Northern Paper Company to manufacture toilet paper. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

1823 E. 17th St.
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.73220, -92.24917

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONINDUSTRY
Sources

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

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When was Climber Motor Car Factory, Unit A listed on the National Register?

Climber Motor Car Factory, Unit A was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Climber Motor Car Factory, Unit A?

Climber Motor Car Factory, Unit A is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Climber Motor Car Factory, Unit A is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1823.

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