Federal Building
National Register of Historic Places

Federal Building

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
May 4, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
15000206

About this property

The Federal Building of Little Rock, Arkansas is located at 700 West Capitol Avenue, adjacent to the Richard Sheppard Arnold United States Post Office and Courthouse. It is a large seven-story Modern structure, occupying an entire city block, built in 1962 to the designs of the local firms of Swaim & Allen & Associates and Ginocchio, Cromwell & Associates. Utilizing modern curtain-wall construction, its exterior (on all four sides) is dominated on the upper floors by a narrow…

Location

700 W. Capitol Ave.
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.74562, -92.27880

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 15000206. It was listed on May 4, 2015.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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.

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Questions about this property

When was Federal Building listed on the National Register?

Federal Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Federal Building?

Federal Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Federal Building?

The period of significance for Federal Building is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1962.

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