Pine Bluff Civic Center

The Pine Bluff Civic Center is the center of municipal government for the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is located at 200 East 8th Avenue in downtown Pine Bluff. The building is a colonnaded complex of three structures, designed by Arkansas architects Edward Durell Stone and his son Edward Jr., and built from 1963 to 1968. It was the only such civic commission of the elder Stone in his native state, and followed his 1959 groundbreaking work on the United States Embassy in New Delhi.[2]

Pine Bluff Civic Center
Pine Bluff Civic Center is located in Arkansas
Pine Bluff Civic Center
Location in Arkansas
Pine Bluff Civic Center is located in the United States
Pine Bluff Civic Center
Location in United States
Location200 E. 8th Ave., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates34°13′13″N 92°00′04″W / 34.22037°N 92.00111°W / 34.22037; -92.00111
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
ArchitectEdward Durell Stone
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.05000496[1]
Added to NRHPJune 1, 2005

The center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Pine Bluff Civic Center". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-02.