Fred W. Parris Towers
Fred W. Parris Towers | |
Location in Arkansas Location in United States | |
| Location | 1800 S. Broadway St., Little Rock, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°43′53″N 92°16′43″W / 34.73139°N 92.27861°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1971 |
| Architect | Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 100000707[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 2017 |
The Fred W. Parris Tower is a residential apartment highrise at 1800 South Broadway Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Built in 1972, it is a fourteen-story skyscraper, with a steel frame clad in masonry, housing 253 residential units. It was designed by Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson for the city as public senior housing, and exemplifies a design principle espoused by Le Corbusier known as the "tower in the field", with a large landscaped green area surrounding the building.[2]
The apartments were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Fred W. Parris Towers" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved November 8, 2017.