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Cumberland Towers

Coordinates: 34°44′27″N 92°16′9″W / 34.74083°N 92.26917°W / 34.74083; -92.26917
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Cumberland Towers
Cumberland Towers is located in Arkansas
Cumberland Towers
Cumberland Towers is located in the United States
Cumberland Towers
Location311 E. 8th St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′27″N 92°16′9″W / 34.74083°N 92.26917°W / 34.74083; -92.26917
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1974 (1974)
ArchitectWittenberg, Delony & Davidson
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No.100000706[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 2017

The Cumberland Towers are a residential apartment highrise at 311 East 8th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Built in 1974, it is an eleven-story skyscraper, with a steel frame clad in stuccoed brick, housing 178 residential units. It was designed by Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson for the city as public senior housing, it exemplifies a design principle espoused by Le Corbusier known as the "tower in a park", with a large landscaped green area surrounding the building.[2]

The apartments were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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References

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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 Cumberland Towers" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
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