Argenta Branch Library
North Little Rock Post Office | |
![]() ![]() Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 420 N. Main St., North Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°45′28″N 92°16′2″W / 34.75778°N 92.26722°WCoordinates: 34°45′28″N 92°16′2″W / 34.75778°N 92.26722°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | Charles L. Thompson |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82000915[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1982 |
The Argenta Branch Library is a branch of the public library system (known as the Laman Library System) of North Little Rock, Arkansas. It is located at 420 North Main Street, in the former North Little Rock Post Office building, a brick Georgian Revival building constructed in 1931 to a design by Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson.[2] It was used as a post office until 2011, and was opened as a branch library in 2014.[3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for North Little Rock Post Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ "History". Laman Library System. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
Categories:
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Neoclassical architecture in Arkansas
- Library buildings completed in 1931
- Buildings and structures in North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Libraries in Arkansas
- Post office buildings in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Pulaski County, Arkansas
- Pulaski County, Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs