Downtown Fayetteville Historic Square
Downtown Fayetteville Historic Square | |
Old Post Office, located in the center of the Fayetteville Square | |
| Location | Downtown Square, Fayetteville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 36°3′44″N 94°9′35″W / 36.06222°N 94.15972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | James Knox Taylor |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000503 |
| Added to NRHP | August 27, 1974 |
The Downtown Fayetteville Historic Square (usually shortened to Fayetteville Square or just The Square), in Fayetteville, Arkansas, includes the original Fayetteville post office, the Old Bank of Fayetteville Building, the Lewis Brothers Building, the Mrs. Young Building, and the Guisinger Building. These buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. There are several more recent buildings located on the Square.
The downtown historic square is defined by Center Street to the north, Mountain Street to the south, Block Avenue to the west, and East Avenue to the east. The block within these one-way streets contains the Old Post Office, and formerly, the County Courthouse. The broader downtown area is defined by Maple Street to the north, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the south, University Avenue to the west, and College Avenue to the east.