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PROPERTY
SPOTLIGHTS
The
Federal Reserve Building
Little Rock, Arkansas
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BUILDING SQUARE FOOT CONFIGURATION
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LEVEL
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DESCRIPTION
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MAIN
BUILDING GROSS
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ANNEX
BUILDING
GROSS
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Bas’mt
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Storage/
Vault/Mech
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8222
sq. ft.
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N/A
sq. ft.
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Ground
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Office/Entries
Parking
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8268
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5732
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2ND
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Offices/
Unfin.Area
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7257
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6000
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3RD
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Offices/
Unfin.Area
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7091
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6000
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Penthouse
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Mechanical
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1123
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N/A
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TOTALS
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31961
sq. ft.
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17732
sq. ft.
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GRAND
TOTAL
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49,693
square feet
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PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION
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| NAME:
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Old
Federal Reserve Building |
| LOCATION: |
123 West Third Street
Little Rock, Arkansas |
| GROSS
BUILDING AREA: |
49,693
sq. ft. |
| NET
RENTABLE AREA: |
33,600 sq. ft. |
| LEGAL
DESCRIPTION: |
Lots I & 2, Block 76, Original
City of Little Rock, Arkansas
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HISTORICAL STATUS: |
Listed
on National Historic
Register on October 23, 1986 |
| DESCRIPTION: |
49,693
gross sq. ft. of central business
district office space in two buildings;31,901
sq. ft. in Federal Reserve Building
having 4 floors with basement,
17,732 sq. ft. in Annex Building
having 3 floors. |
| ZONING: |
“M”
- Metro Center District |
| PARKING: |
14
on-site covered spaces; plus an
additional 100 spaces by lease
on adjacent and neighboring parking
lot |
| LOT
SIZE: |
140’
by 100’ or 14,000 sq. ft. |
| DATE
BUILT: |
1924 |
| ARCHITECTURAL
STYLE: |
Neo-Classical |
| ORIGINAL
ARCHITECT: |
Charles
L. Thompson |
| PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION: |
The
1924 Federal Reserve Bank Building
is a three-story, modestly detailed,
Neo-Classical design constructed
of reinforced concrete faced with
limestone. The primary, or Third
Street elevation is symmetrical
and the elevated bronze entry
doors are flanked by four engaged
Doric columns which divide the
facade into five, two-story window
bays. A stone eagle rests atop
the date place which is located
on the entrance surround. The
Louisiana Street facade features
two large square columns framing
a bay of two-story windows. Windows
throughout the building are metal
casements with stationary panes
above. A horizontal band of attic
windows, sandwiched between two
cornice lines, and a simple parapet
crown the building. Although ornamentation
is sparse, there is a large emblem
centered on the parapet above
the main entrance and medallions
along the frieze are centered
above the columns. |
| HISTORY:
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The
Little Rock branch of the Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis opened
in 1919 and occupied office space
in the Southern Trust Building
on West Second Street. Property
was purchased in 1921 at the comer
of Third and Louisiana Streets
but construction of a new bank
building did not begin until early
in 1924. The decision to locate
the building on Louisiana was
indicative of a reorientation
of the financial community’s
facilities southward from Second
to Louisiana Street. Local architects
designed to meet the special requirements
of a Federal Reserve bank. The
Federal Reserve Bank remained
in this building until 1966 when
it moved to a new and larger structure
on West Capitol Avenue. The building
has recently been adapted for
use as a vault and security facility,
storage, and office space. |
| TAX
PARCEL NUMBER: |
#
34-020-04-10700 |
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