West Garrison Avenue Historic District -- Ft Smith AR
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N 35° 23.397 W 094° 25.792
15S E 370139 N 3917226
The West Garrison Avenue Historic District was designated in 1978. It encompasses five blocks of west Garrison Avenue. The waymark location is for the Frisco Depot, at the northernmost end of the historic district.
Waymark Code: WMN7N8
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 5

West Garrison Avenue has always been one of the major thoroughfares in Fort Smith. Today, many of the historic buildings that line this street have been drawn into the West Garrison Avenue Historic District. There are 52 significant structures in the district, of which there are 27 Contributing buildings and 11 non-contributing buildings.

For a link to the NPS nomination form for the district, see here: (visit link)
Street address:
100-525 West Garrison Ave
Ft Smith, AR


County / Borough / Parish: Sebastian Co.

Year listed: 1978

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Community Planning and Development; Commerce; Architecture

Periods of significance: 1900-1924; 1875-1899; 1850-1874; 1825-1849

Historic function: Business

Current function: Business, Recreation and Culture,

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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