Federal Building (Little Rock, Arkansas)
This article is about the 1961 federal building in Little Rock. For the 1870s federal building, see Old Post Office Building and Customhouse (Little Rock, Arkansas). For the 1932 building, see Richard Sheppard Arnold United States Post Office and Courthouse.
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| Location | 700 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°44′43″N 92°16′44″W / 34.74528°N 92.27889°WCoordinates: 34°44′43″N 92°16′44″W / 34.74528°N 92.27889°W |
| Area | 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) |
| Built | 1961 |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| NRHP Reference # | 15000206[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 2015 |
The Federal Building of Little Rock, Arkansas is located at 700 West Capitol Avenue, adjacent to the Richard Sheppard Arnold United States Post Office and Courthouse. It is a large seven-story Modern structure, occupying an entire city block, built in 1962 to the designs of the local firms of Swaim & Allen & Associates and Ginocchio, Cromwell & Associates. Utilizing modern curtain-wall construction, its exterior (on all four sides) is dominated on the upper floors by a narrow windows separated by limestone spandrels. The south-facing main entrance is recessed, consisting of several pairs of double doors, with flanking gold-colored grillwork.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Federal Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
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