National Register of Historic Places

MacArthur Park Historic District

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
July 24, 1977
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
77000269

About this property

The MacArthur Park Historic District encompasses a remarkably well-preserved collection of Victorian buildings in the heart of Little Rock, Arkansas. The main focal point of the district is MacArthur Park, site of the Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal and Little Rock's 19th-century military arsenal. The district extends north and west from the park for about four blocks, to East Capitol Avenue in the north and Scott Street to the west, and extends south, beyond Interstate 630, to East 17th Street. This area contains some of the city's finest surviving antebellum and late Victorian architecture, including a particularly large number (19) of Second Empire houses, and achieved its present form roughly by the 1880s. The MacArthur Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Location

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.73915, -92.26732

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMERCEMILITARYLITERATUREEDUCATIONLAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Baer House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Thurston House
Pre Contact
0.1 mi
Fletcher House
Pre Contact
0.1 mi
Johnson House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards
Civil War
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Engagement at Ashley's Station (Pulaski County 1864)
1864Civil War
0.2 mi
Skirmish at Little Rock (January 1864)
1864Civil War
1.4 mi

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When was MacArthur Park Historic District listed on the National Register?

MacArthur Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1977.

What type of historic resource is MacArthur Park Historic District?

MacArthur Park Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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