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Empire Life Insurance Company of America Building

Coordinates: 34°43′31″N 92°18′21″W / 34.72528°N 92.30583°W / 34.72528; -92.30583
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Empire Life Insurance Company of America Building
Empire Life Insurance Company of America Building is located in Arkansas
Empire Life Insurance Company of America Building
Location in Arkansas
Empire Life Insurance Company of America Building is located in the United States
Empire Life Insurance Company of America Building
Location in United States
Location2801 W. Roosevelt Rd., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°43′31″N 92°18′21″W / 34.72528°N 92.30583°W / 34.72528; -92.30583
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1959 (1959)
ArchitectWittenberg, Delony & Davidson
Architectural styleInternational
NRHP reference No.100004002[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 2019

The Empire Life Insurance in America Building is a historic commercial building at 2801 West Roosevelt Road in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was built in 1959–60 to a design by the Little Rock firm of Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson, and is a significant local example of the International style of commercial design. It is a two-story structure of steel and concrete, predominantly faced in glass, aluminum, and fieldstone. The building was given an award by the regional branch of the American Institute of Architects in 1961.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.[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 Empire Life Insurance Company of American Building". State of Arkansas. Retrieved September 1, 2019.