The DeWitt Commercial Historic District encompasses part of the historic downtown of
De Witt, Arkansas
DeWitt is the second largest city in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States, which also serves as the county seat of the southern district of Arkansas County. Population was 3,292 at the time of the 2010 census. The city is located on the Ark ...
, the seat of the southern district of
Arkansas County. It consists of roughly six square blocks, focused on Courthouse Square, location of the
Southern District Courthouse. This area was platted out when De Witt was established as the new county seat of Arkansas County in 1854, replacing the
Arkansas Post, which was not centrally located within the county after numerous other counties had been carved out of its territory. The city's growth remained modest until the arrival of the railroad in the 1890s, and saw most of its civic growth between then and the 1920s. The district includes 54 historically significant buildings, 32 of which face Courthouse Square. The oldest buildings in the district lie just north of Courthouse Square, either facing the square or in North Main or Gibson Streets.
The district was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2010.
See also
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References
Victorian architecture in Arkansas
Geography of Arkansas County, Arkansas
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas County, Arkansas
Modernist architecture in Arkansas
Commercial Historic District
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