Wilson Commercial Historic District

Historic district in Arkansas, United States

United States historic place


Wilson Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Wilson Post Office
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Location	Roughly bounded by Union Ave., S. Jefferson, Madison, Adams & 2nd Sts., Wilson, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°34′7″N 90°2′35″W / 35.56861°N 90.04306°W / 35.56861; -90.04306
Area	19.2 acres (7.8 ha)
Built	1912 (1912)
NRHP reference No.	16000651
Added to NRHP	September 23, 2016

The Willson Commercial Historic District encompasses the commercial and industrial heart of Wilson, Arkansas. Founded in 1886 as a company town by Robert Edward Lee Wilson, the city's growth was regulated and planned by the company until it was formally incorporated in 1950. This district encompasses the historic town square, commercial buildings, and the administrative and industrial buildings of the company's cotton gin and flour mill.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"NRHP nomination for Wilson Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved February 6, 2017.

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