Schools and libraries in Little Rock
This tour visits schools, colleges, academies and libraries. Some are still in use for teaching and some have been converted to other work.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1905 to 1929. 10 stops, 2.4 miles end to end. One stop is a National Historic Landmark.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Oct 16, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Little Rock Central High SchoolNHL14th and Park Sts.Building · built 1905 · listed 1977start
- 2Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site2125 Daisy L. Gatson Dr.Building · listed 199878 ft from stop 1
- 3Central High School Neighborhood Historic District (BoundaryIncrease)1850 S. Park St.Building · listed 19970.3 mi from stop 2
- 4Central High School Neighborhood Historic District (Additional Documentation)Roughly bounded by MLK Dr., Thayer Ave., West 12th St., and Roosevelt Rd.Historic district · listed 19960.1 mi from stop 3
- 5Central High School Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase 2) (Additional Documentation)Roughly bounded by West 17th St., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Wright Ave., South Summit St. and South Battery St.Historic district · listed 2012same block from stop 4
- 6James Mitchell School2410 S. Battery St.Building · listed 20090.3 mi from stop 5
- 7Dunbar, Paul Laurence, School Neighborhood Historic District (Additional Documentation)Roughly bounded by Wright Ave., South Chester, South Ringo and West 24th Sts.Historic district · listed 20130.6 mi from stop 6
- 8Dunbar Junior and Senior High School and Junior College1100 Wright AvenueBuilding · built 1929 · listed 19800.3 mi from stop 7
- 9Main Building, Arkansas Baptist College1600 High St.Building · listed 19760.3 mi from stop 8
- 10U. M. Rose SchoolIzard and W. 13th St.Building · listed 19880.5 mi from stop 9
2.4 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Little Rock
- The work of Charles L. Thompson and associates in Little Rock15 stops · 1.0 milesThe record behind every stop attributes it to Charles L. Thompson and associates. Colonial Revival is the label that recurs most across them.
- Neoclassical architecture in Little Rock11 stops · 2.1 milesNeoclassical buildings borrow the columns, pediments and symmetry of Greek and Roman temples. The Little Rock examples on this route went up between 1900 and 1932.
- Colonial Revival houses in Little Rock15 stops · 2.2 milesColonial Revival reworks the symmetry, shutters and classical doorways of American colonial building.
- Banks and business blocks in Little Rock11 stops · 1.6 milesThe route links commercial buildings built between 1881 and 1964. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
- Churches and temples in Little Rock11 stops · 1.9 milesThe route links churches built between 1878 and 1921. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
Local history books for Little Rock
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- Remembering Arkansas Confederates and the 1911 Little Rock Veterans ReunionRay Hanley, 2006Find at Bookshop.org
Arkansas travel guides
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.