National Register of Historic Places

Walnut Street Historic District

Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas
Listed
January 28, 1988
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
87002412

About this property

The Rogers Commercial Historic District, known informally as Historic Downtown Rogers, is a historic district in the central business district of Rogers, Arkansas. When it was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, it was known as the Walnut Street Historic District; this was changed when the district was enlarged in 1993. The district encompasses a portion of the city's central business district, whose historical significance extends from about 1885 to the end of World War II. The original 1988 boundary of the district included buildings on two blocks of Walnut Street, between Second and Arkansas Streets, and encompasses a cluster of predominantly commercial buildings built between 1885 and 1912. These buildings were predominantly Italianate commercial masonry buildings. In 1993 the district was enlarged to include two blocks of First and Second Streets, between Walnut and Poplar Streets, which also included historically significant commercial buildings constructed up to 1943. This enlargement included the previously-listed Old Post Office, Lane Hotel, Applegate Drugstore, and Bank of Rogers Building. This enlargement included a wider variety of architectural styles, notably the Colonial Revival architecture of the old post office, and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture of the Lane Hotel. The district was further enlarged in 1998 to include 120 South Second Street, and in 2002 to include the Victory Theater. In 2012 it was enlarged yet again, adding the 200 block of West Elm Street.

Location

Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas
36.33310, -94.11665

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Applegate Drugstore
Industrial
0 mi
Bank of Rogers Building
Industrial
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Rogers Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Industrial
0.1 mi
Rogers Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase II)
Industrial
0.1 mi
Rogers City Hall
Industrial
0.1 mi

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When was Walnut Street Historic District listed on the National Register?

Walnut Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Walnut Street Historic District?

Walnut Street Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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