El Dorado Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation)
National Register of Historic Places

El Dorado Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation)

El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
Listed
August 20, 2003
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
03000773

About this property

The El Dorado Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial heart of downtown El Dorado, Arkansas. The city serves as the seat of Union County, and experienced a significant boom in growth during the 1920s, after oil was discovered in the area. The business district that grew in this time is anchored by the Union County Courthouse, at the corner of Main and Washington Streets, where the Confederate memorial is also located. The historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 includes the city blocks surrounding the courthouse, as well as several blocks extending east along Main Street and south along Washington Street. Most of the commercial buildings are one and two stories in height and are built of brick. Notable exceptions include the Exchange Bank building, which was, at nine stories, the county's first skyscraper, and the eight-story Murphy Oil building. There are more than forty contributing properties in the district.

Location

El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
33.21352, -92.66274

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMERCEARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Exchange Bank
Industrial
0.1 mi
Rainey, Matthew, House
Industrial
0.1 mi
First Presbyterian Church
Civil War
0.1 mi
Masonic Temple
Industrial
0.1 mi
El Dorado Confederate Monument
Civil War
0.1 mi

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When was El Dorado Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

El Dorado Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2003.

What type of historic resource is El Dorado Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation)?

El Dorado Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for El Dorado Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation)?

The period of significance for El Dorado Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation) is recorded as the civil_war era.

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