Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District, Historic district in Pine Bluff, United States.
The Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District covers part of the historic city center of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, running from Barraque Street south along Main Street and in places onto side streets. Most of its commercial buildings date from 1880 to 1910 and show late 19th-century commercial styles. Five properties already on the National Register lie within it: the Merchants and Planters Bank Building, Union Station, the Community Theatre, the Masonic Temple and the Hotel Pines.
Commercial development in the district began around 1840, when the courthouse square was laid out at Barraque and Main streets. Growth continued into the early 20th century, and most of the district's commercial buildings date from 1880 to 1910. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
The district's cultural life centres on Main Street, where the courthouse square was laid out at Barraque and Main around 1840, giving the commercial centre its starting point. Five properties were already on the National Register before the district was listed in 2008: the Merchants and Planters Bank Building, Union Station, the Community Theatre, the Masonic Temple and the Hotel Pines. Visitors can pick out these names along the street frontages.
The district runs from Barraque Street south along Main Street, reaching onto side streets in places. The five properties already on the National Register before 2008 — Merchants and Planters Bank Building, Union Station, Community Theatre, Masonic Temple and Hotel Pines — serve as landmarks for finding your way.
Five properties inside the district were already on the National Register before the district itself was listed in 2008: the Merchants and Planters Bank Building, Union Station, the Community Theatre, the Masonic Temple and the Hotel Pines. A visitor can pick them out as the individually documented landmarks within the Main Street corridor.
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