Mountain Home Commercial Historic District

Mountain Home Commercial Historic District
South side of the courthouse square
Mountain Home Commercial Historic District is located in Arkansas
Mountain Home Commercial Historic District
Location in Arkansas
Mountain Home Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Mountain Home Commercial Historic District
Location in United States
LocationRoughly bounded on the N by E 5th St, E 9th St on the S, S St on the E, and Hickory St on the W, Mountain Home, Arkansas
Coordinates36°20′04″N 92°23′04″W / 36.33444°N 92.38444°W / 36.33444; -92.38444
Area16.4 acres (6.6 ha)
Built1941 (1941)
ArchitectT. Ewing Shelton,
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.10000348[1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 2010

The Mountain Home Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic central business district of Mountain Home, Arkansas, the county seat of Baxter County. The district is centered on the Baxter County Courthouse, and is bounded on the north by East 5th Street, the south by East 9th Street, the east by South Street, and the west by South Hickory Street. Most of the buildings in this area are commercial structures, one or two stories in height, of masonry construction. They are generally vernacular in style, and most were built in one of two periods: between about 1900 and 1920, after the arrival of the railroad, and in the 1950s, when the city experienced another major period of growth. The oldest building is the 1892 Baker Building at 601-603 Baker Street.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#10000348)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Mountain Home Commercial Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved January 17, 2015.