Eureka Springs Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Eureka Springs Historic District

Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas
Listed
December 17, 1970
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
70000118

About this property

The Eureka Springs Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Its boundaries are those of the city of Eureka Springs, Arkansas at the time of its listing, specifically augmented in 1979 to include its historic railroad depot. Much of the city was developed between 1880 (when several fires swept through) and 1910, when the area was the center of resort activity taking advantage of the many natural springs in the area. About 20% of the city's buildings were built in the 1890s and have a significant element of either Queen Anne or Second Empire styling, while its commercial buildings tend to have Romanesque and Italianate details. The city is one of the best-preserved turn-of-the-century resort communities in the region. The district was expanded to include the Eureka Springs Railroad Depot. It includes Flatiron Flats, a flatiron building at 2 Center St., which was built in 1985: "Care was taken to create the general shape and style of the original building located at this highly visible downtown comer at Spring and Center Streets."

Location

Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas
36.40309, -93.73569

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREHEALTH/MEDICINESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Eureka Springs Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.3 mi
Crescent Hotel
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0.4 mi
Tall Pines Motor Inn
Modern
0.9 mi
Sanitarium Lake Bridges Historic District
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1.5 mi
Thorncrown Chapel
Modern
2.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Eureka Springs Historic District listed on the National Register?

Eureka Springs Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Eureka Springs Historic District?

Eureka Springs Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Eureka Springs Historic District?

The period of significance for Eureka Springs Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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