Russellville Downtown Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by W. 2nd St., Arkansas Ave., Missouri--Pacific RR tracks and El Paso St., Russellville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°16′44″N 93°8′6″W / 35.27889°N 93.13500°W |
| Area | 19 acres (7.7 ha) |
| Built | 1875–1936 |
| Architect | H. Ray Burks |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000941[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 3, 1996 |
The Russellville Downtown Historic District encompasses an eight-block area of downtown Russellville, Arkansas. This area, developed primarily between 1875 and 1930, includes the city's highest concentration of period commercial architecture, a total of 34 buildings. Most of them are brick, one or two stories in height, and in a variety of styles. The district is roughly bounded by Arkansas and West 2nd Streets, El Paso Avenue, and the Missouri-Pacific Railroad tracks.[2]
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
It includes:
- Pope County Courthouse (1931), 100 West Main Street, the "dominant" building in the district, a four-story brick building designed by architect H. Ray Burks in Art Deco style[2]
- Riggs-Hamilton American Legion Post No. 20 (1936), built by Works Progress Administration, separately listed on the National Register[2]
- railroad depot, separately listed on the National Register[2]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Sandra Taylor Smith (May 30, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-nomination: Russellville Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved April 30, 2016.