Bentonville Third Street Historic District, Historic district in Bentonville, Arkansas.

The Bentonville Third Street Historic District covers two blocks of SE Third Street between Main and B Streets, with fourteen properties on Third Street and adjacent cross streets. All houses are one to 2+1/2 stories and wood frame, except the Elliott House, a brick house combining Italianate and Second Empire styles.

The district developed after the arrival of the railroad in Bentonville in 1881, which brought new building materials and architectural styles to the region. This connection enabled growth of the neighborhood in the decades that followed.

The neighborhood reflects different building styles from around 1880 to 1920, with many houses displaying porches and decorated windows that you can still see today. The people who lived here shaped the appearance and character of the streets that visitors experience when walking through.

The district covers two blocks of SE Third Street, running between Main and B Streets, plus properties on the adjacent cross streets. Walk the sidewalks on both sides to see all fourteen properties; the Elliott House brick facade is the easiest landmark to orient by.

The Elliott House is the district's only brick building; the other thirteen properties are wood frame. Its design combines Italianate and Second Empire elements, a pairing rare in Benton County, where such high-style architecture arrived mainly after the railroad reached Bentonville in 1881.