University of Arkansas Campus Historic District | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Garland Ave., Maple St., Arkansas Ave. & Dickson St., Fayetteville, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°04′05″N 94°10′19″W / 36.06806°N 94.17194°W |
| Area | 71 acres (29 ha)[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000745[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 23, 2009[3] |
The University of Arkansas Campus Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 23, 2009. The district covers the historic core of the University of Arkansas campus, including 25 buildings.[2]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on September 23, 2009, and the listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of October 2, 2009.[4] The Inn at Carnall Hall is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[5]
The historical core of campus was built in many phases, coincident with when funding was available to build. Beginning with the construction of Old Main in 1879, buildings were built haphazardly around campus. This was changed when the architecture firm Jamieson & Spearl designed the 1925 master plan, which includes many of the Collegiate Gothic style buildings (such as the Agriculture Building).[6] The plan allowed for more structure and a better layout. However, funding ran dry and the master plan came to a halt. Building resumed following many Public Works Administration grants after World War II.
One feature of the campus is Campus Walk. Formerly a through street, Campus Drive was converted to a footpath that runs from Maple Street on the north, through the Pi Beta Phi Memorial Gate, and follows the street's path across the campus core and through the Bell Engineering Center to the street's former intersection with Dickson Street.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Glen Bennett; Rob Yallop & Ralph S. Wilcox (May 20, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: University of Arkansas Campus Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 6, 2009. (90 pages, with maps and b&w photos)
- ^ "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. October 2, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ "Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ "The Inn at Carnal Hotel, a Historic Hotels of America member". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - University of Arkansas Campus Historic District." National Register of Historic Places - National Park Service. [1] Page 8. Retrieved June 23, 2010.