Russellville Downtown Historic District Explained

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.^[1]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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^[1]
• Riggs-Hamilton American Legion Post No. 20 (1936), built by Works Progress Administration, separately listed on the National Register^[1]
• railroad depot, separately listed on the National Register^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pope County, Arkansas

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory-nomination: Russellville Downtown Historic District. Arkansas Preservation. Sandra Taylor Smith. May 30, 1996 . 2016-04-30.