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Warren Brick Streets

Coordinates: 33°36′52″N 92°3′45″W / 33.61444°N 92.06250°W / 33.61444; -92.06250
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Warren Brick Streets
Warren Brick Streets is located in Arkansas
Warren Brick Streets
Warren Brick Streets is located in the United States
Warren Brick Streets
LocationPortions of Cedar, Myrtle, Chestnut, 1st, Walnut, Elm and Cypress Sts., Warren, Arkansas
Coordinates33°36′52″N 92°3′45″W / 33.61444°N 92.06250°W / 33.61444; -92.06250
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1927 (1927)
Part ofWarren Commercial Historic District (ID16000433)
MPSArkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
NRHP reference No.06001277[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2007
Designated CPJuly 11, 2016

The Warren Brick Streets of Warren, Arkansas are a collection of city streets that have retained original brick pavement laid down in the late 1920s. The sections include blocks of Cedar, Myrtle, Chestnut, 1st, Walnut, Elm, and Cypress Streets, and include nearly 5,000 feet (1,500 m) of pavement. The bricks are laid out in a running bond pattern up to intersections, where a diamond pattern is used, partly to maintain the position of the bricks. The bricks measure 4 by 8.5 inches, and are probably 2 inches thick. The streets are 36 feet (11 m) wide, with 2 feet of concrete gutter and curbing. It is surmised that the bricks were laid on a concrete substrate, in part because the condition of the surviving sections is very good.[2]

The street sections were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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 Warren Brick Streets" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved January 4, 2014.