Federal Building (Little Rock, Arkansas)
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]
Federal Building | |
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  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 |
| 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 building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
References
- "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.