Federal Building | |
Location in Arkansas Location in United States | |
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°W |
Area | 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) |
Built | 1961 |
Architect | Swaim & Allen & Associates Ginocchio, Cromwell & Associates |
Architectural style | Modern |
NRHP reference No. | 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 built by Robert E. McKee General Contractor, Inc. of Dallas, Texas.[3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
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References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Federal Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ "The Courier News 21 Sep 1959, page Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.