Jesse Powell Towers

The Jesse Powell Towers are a residential apartment highrise at 1010 Wolfe Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Built in 1975, it is a nine-story skyscraper, with a steel frame clad in brick and concrete, housing 169 residential units. It was designed by Stowers & Stowers for the city as public senior housing, and 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]

Jesse Powell Towers
Location1010 Wolfe St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′28″N 92°17′34″W
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1974 (1974)
ArchitectStowers & Stowers
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No.100000708[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 2017

The apartments were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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