Conway Commercial Historic District, Conway

Name: Conway Commercial Historic District
Address: Conway, United States

#35 among attractions in Conway

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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The Conway Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial heart of Conway, Arkansas. The area, roughly bounded by Main Street on the south, Harkrider and Spencer Streets on the east, just south of Mill Street to the north, and Locust Street to the west, was developed between 1879 and 1960, and includes representative architecture from four major phases of the city's development. It includes the city's oldest commercial building, the 1879 Frauenthal & Schwarz Building. ()

Coordinates: 35°5'34"N, 92°26'24"W

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Conway United States

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Conway Commercial Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Faulkner County Museum, First United Methodist Church, Conway Confederate Monument, UCA Torreyson Library.

~1690 ftSW
History museum, Museum
Faulkner County Museum, Conway
9 min walk • The Faulkner County Museum is located in the former Faulkner County Jail, on Courthouse Square in the center of Conway, the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas.
~1710 ftW
Church
First United Methodist Church, Conway
9 min walk • First United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church at the junction of Prince and Clifton Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a single story brick building with Classical Revival style, set on a raised foundation.
~1780 ftSW
Memorial
Conway Confederate Monument, Conway
9 min walk • The Conway Confederate Monument stands on the lawn of the Faulkner County Courthouse, east of the junction of Robinson Avenue and Center Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a stone obelisk, 200 inches in height, with a square base 45 inches on each side.
1.3 miSW
35°4'48"N • 92°27'24"W
UCA Torreyson Library, Conway
34 min walk • Library
0.5 miN
Memorial
Young Memorial, Conway
14 min walk • The Young Memorial, also known as the War Memorial Monument, is a World War I memorial located on the campus of Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.
0.9 miNE
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Century Flyer, Conway
23 min walk • The Century Flyer is a 2 ft gauge train originally built as an amusement park ride. It is located on the grounds of the Conway Human Development Center, a residential facility that treats patients with developmental disabilities at 150 East Siebenmorgen Road in Conway, Arkansas.
1 miSE
Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway
26 min walk • Oak Grove Cemetery is the oldest cemetery of the city of Conway, Arkansas. It was established in 1880, five years after the town was incorporated and nine after its first settlement. The cemetery is in active use, with more than 3,000 burials.
0.5 miSE
Tudor Revival architecture
Michael M. Hiegel House, Conway
14 min walk • The Michael M. Hiegel House is a historic house at 504 Second Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a picturesque 1 ¹⁄₂-story structure, finished in brick and stucco and covered by a gable-on-hip roof.
0.5 miN
Gothic Revival architecture
Martin Hall, Conway
12 min walk • Martin Hall is a dormitory on the campus of Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. It was built in 1918 to a design by noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson. It is a three-story masonry structure, faced on dark red brick with stone trim elements.
1.1 miW
Georgian architecture
Frauenthal House, Conway
28 min walk • The Frauenthal House is a historic house in Conway, Arkansas. It was designed by Charles L. Thompson and built in 1913, exhibiting a combination of Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and Craftsman styling.
0.6 miN
Tudor Revival architecture
Galloway Hall, Conway
16 min walk • Galloway Hall is a residence hall on the campus of Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. It is a large Tudor Revival three story brick building, designed by architect Charles L. Thompson and built in 1913.

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Which popular attractions are close to Conway Commercial Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Greeson-Cone House, Conway (8 min walk), Faulkner County Museum, Conway (9 min walk), O.L. Dunaway House, Conway (9 min walk), First United Methodist Church, Conway (9 min walk).