West Garrison Avenue Historic District

The West Garrison Avenue Historic District is a historic district encompassing the oldest commercial section of Fort Smith, Arkansas. When listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, the district included just a five-block stretch of Garrison Avenue, the major east-west thoroughfare in the city and one its oldest, dating to the city's founding in 1838. The district included more than fifty historically significant buildings built before 1912. The area was significantly affected by a major tornado in September 1996, in which thirteen historic buildings were destroyed and others damaged. The district was subsequently enlarged in 2001 to encompass 175 buildings with historic significance to 1951. These buildings are located along the length of Garrison Avenue (twelve blocks), as well as Rogers Avenue and North "A" Street, which run parallel to Garrison (north and south of it, respectively), and the connecting north-south blocks.[2]

West Garrison Avenue Historic District
Location100-525 Garrison Ave., Fort Smith, Arkansas
Area107 acres (43 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.79000464[1] (original)
01000614 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1979
Boundary increaseJune 6, 2001

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for West Garrison Historic District (original and 2001 increase)" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-30.


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