The Gazette Building in downtown
Little Rock, Arkansas
(The Little Rock, The "Little Rock")
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, leader_title = List of mayors of Little Rock, Arkansas, Mayor
, leader_name = Frank Scott Jr.
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was built in 1908. It was designed by architect
George R. Mann
George Richard Mann (July 12, 1856 – March 20, 1939) was an American architect, trained at MIT, whose designs included the Arkansas State Capitol. He was the leading architect in Arkansas from 1900 until 1930, and his designs were among the fi ...
, and built by
Peter Hotze.
[
] The building was listed on the U.S.
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 v ...
in 1976.
[ Originally and for many years, the building served as the headquarters of the '']Arkansas Gazette
The ''Arkansas Gazette'' was a newspaper in Little Rock, Arkansas, that was published from 1819 to 1991. It was known as the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi River. It was located from 1908 until its closing at the now historic Gazette ...
'' newspaper. After the ''Gazette'' was sold and became the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' is the newspaper of record in the U.S. state of Arkansas, printed in Little Rock with a northwest edition published in Lowell. It is distributed for sale in all 75 of Arkansas' counties.
By virtue of one of i ...
'', the building served as the national campaign headquarters for the 1992 presidential campaign of Governor Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
. It now houses the Elementary and Middle Schools for eStem Public Charter Schools.
See also
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References
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Commercial buildings completed in 1908
Buildings and structures in Little Rock, Arkansas
Newspaper headquarters in the United States
National Register of Historic Places in Little Rock, Arkansas
1908 establishments in Arkansas
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