Federal Building (Little Rock, Arkansas) Explained

Federal Building
Location:700 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates:34.7453°N -92.2789°W
Architect:Swaim & Allen & Associates
Ginocchio, Cromwell & Associates
Architecture:Modern
Added:May 5, 2015
Refnum:15000206

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.[1] The building was built by Robert E. McKee General Contractor, Inc. of Dallas, Texas.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Federal Building. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-11-18.
  2. Web site: The Courier News 21 Sep 1959, page Page 3 . 2022-12-19 . Newspapers.com . en.