Cumberland Towers
The Cumberland Towers are a residential apartment highrise at 311 East 8th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Built in 1974, it is an eleven-story skyscraper, with a steel frame clad in stuccoed brick, housing 178 residential units. It was designed by Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson for the city as public senior housing, it exemplifies a design principle espoused by Le Corbusier known as the "tower in a park", with a large landscaped green area surrounding the building.[2]
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| Location | 311 E. 8th St., Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°44′27″N 92°16′9″W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1974 |
| Architect | Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 100000706[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 2017 |
The apartments were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Cumberland Towers" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
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