The McCrory Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial center of the city of

McCrory, Arkansas McCrory is a city in Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,729 at the 2010 census. The McCrory Commercial Historic District, the McCrory Waterworks, and the Dr. John William Morris Clinic are all listed on the National ...

. This area is located along Edmonds Street (

Arkansas Highway 145 Highway 145 (AR 145, Ark. 145, and Hwy. 145) is designation for four state highways in Northeast Arkansas. The highways are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). Two segments were created as state highways in the 1930s ...

), the city's main north–south thoroughfare. The district includes 26 historically significant buildings in a 2-1/2 block area north of the railroad tracks, including a few buildings facing adjacent streets. McCrory was founded in 1890, and much of its early commercial building stock was wood-frame. Beginning about 1900 use of brick and stone in construction grew, and after a major fire in 1909 most of the buildings were built in brick. The area achieved most of its present appearance by about 1930. Most of the buildings are a single story in height, with a few that are two. 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 v ...

in 2010.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Woodruff County, Arkansas Italianate architecture in Arkansas Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas {{WoodruffCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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