Little Rock City Hall
Little Rock City Hall, the seat of municipal government of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, is located at 500 West Markham Street, in the city's downtown. It is a Renaissance Revival structure, designed by Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson and built in 1907. Its main facade has a projecting Roman portico, supported by fluted Ionic columns, with flanking sections that have Roman-style round-arch openings. The building housed most of the city's departments until the 1950s.[2]
Little Rock City Hall | |
HABS photo, 1981 | |
Location | 500 W. Markham St., Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°44′57″N 92°16′31″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1907 |
Architect | Charles L. Thompson |
Architectural style | Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 79000452[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 18, 1979 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Little Rock City Hall" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
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