The Lonoke Downtown Historic District encompasses a portion of the central business district of

Lonoke, Arkansas Lonoke () is the second most populous city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States, and serves as its county seat. According to 2010 United States Census, the population of the city is 4,245. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little R ...

. It extends south along Center Street, from the Lonoke County Courthouse to Front Street, and then one block east and west on both sides of Front Street. It extends eastward on the south side of Front Street another 1-1/2 blocks. Lonoke was founded as a railroad community in 1862, and this area represents the core of its downtown area for the period 1900–1945. Most of the district's 23 buildings are commercial structures, one to two stories in height, with brick facades. 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 1996. Previously listed contributing properties in the district include the Lonoke County Courthouse, the

Joe P. Eagle and D. R. Boone Building The Joe P. Eagle and D. R. Boone Building is a historic commercial building at 105-107 West Front Street in downtown Lonoke, Arkansas. It is a two-story red brick building, with a sloping flat roof obscured by parapet, and a brick foundation. It ...

, the Rock Island Depot, and the Lonoke Confederate Monument.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Italianate architecture in Arkansas Neoclassical architecture in Arkansas Buildings and structures completed in 1900 Buildings and structures in Lonoke, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Lonoke County, Arkansas {{LonokeCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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