The Charleston Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial center of

Charleston, Arkansas Charleston is a city in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States, and along with Ozark is one of the two county seats of Franklin County. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,494 at t ...

. Extending along East Main Street (

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) between Tilden Street and

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, the district includes primarily single-story masonry commercial buildings built between 1900 and 1940. Notable exceptions are the

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, and the Methodist Episcopal Church. The district was listed on the

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in 2008.

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Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Buildings and structures completed in 1900 Franklin County, Arkansas Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Arkansas {{FranklinCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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