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Little Rock

Little Rock

About Little Rock

196,537 in city
862,520 in metro
302 km² (117 mi²)
102.109241648 m
Little Rock was founded by a French explorer Bernard de la Harpe who called attention to the area in 1722 with reference to the rock formations he called La Petite Roche and La Grande Roche on the banks of the Arkansas River. The location of the "little rock" was a splendid site for a river crossing. Soon economic trade began and in 1831, Little Rock was incorporated. During reconstruction in the 1870's, Little Rock's population soared from 4,000 to 12,000 making it the largest city in the state. Rapid growth continued through the 1920's. In 1916, Little Rock completed the Arkansas State Capitol, which is the third one for the state. All three of these still survive, making Arkansas the only state to have 3 Capitol buildings. Today, the growth rate of Little Rock has slowed, but Little Rock still holds the largest city title for the State, with a population of over 500,000 in the greater LR area.

Metro Cities

Conway, Jacksonville, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Searcy

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
184 All Buildings
177
existing
1
planned
1
unbuilt
5
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Simmons Tower 546 ft 1986
2 Regions Center 454 ft 1975
3 Bank of America Plaza 375 ft 1970
4 Stephens Building 365 ft 1985
5 One Union National Plaza 331 ft 1968

Building types

No. Type
113 low-rise building
31 high-rise building
24 mast (pole)
5 skyscraper
4 mast (framework)
2 open-air structure
1 mast (wired)
1 church
1 airport tower
1 monumental hall
1 building with towers

Other buildings

No. Type
2 Famous buildings
1 Buildings with construction images