Wilson Commercial Historic District

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.[2]

Wilson Commercial Historic District
Wilson Post Office
Wilson Commercial Historic District is located in Arkansas
Wilson Commercial Historic District
Wilson Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Wilson Commercial Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Union Ave., S. Jefferson, Madison, Adams & 2nd Sts., Wilson, Arkansas
Coordinates35°34′7″N 90°2′35″W / 35.56861°N 90.04306°W / 35.56861; -90.04306
Area19.2 acres (7.8 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
NRHP reference No.16000651[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 2016

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[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 Wilson Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved February 6, 2017.