Beech Street Historic District
The Beech Street Historic District is a large residential historic district on the west side of the Helena section of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas. The district's spine is Beech Street, extending roughly from Phillips Street in the south to McDonough Street in the north, and widens out to include about three blocks each of college, Poplar, and Columbia Streets at its northern end.Photo: Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Centennial Baptist Church and Helena Bridge.
Centennial Baptist Church
Church
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The Centennial Baptist Church is a historic church building at the corner of York and Columbia Streets in Helena, Arkansas. It is significant for its association with Elias Camp Morris, who was the pastor of the church from 1879 and who was a driving force in the establishment of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
Helena Bridge
Bridge
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The Helena Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying U.S. Route 49 across the Mississippi River between Helena, Arkansas and Lula, Mississippi. The main cantilever span was modeled on the similar Benjamin G. Helena Bridge is situated 2½ miles south of Beech Street Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helena and Helena-West Helena.
Helena
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Helena is the eastern portion of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, located on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
Helena-West Helena
Town
Helena–West Helena is the county seat of and the largest city within Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. The current city was consolidated, effective January 1, 2006, from the two Arkansas cities of Helena and West Helena.
West Helena
Suburb
West Helena is the western portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the city population was 8,689. West Helena is situated 3 miles west of Beech Street Historic District.
Beech Street Historic District
- Type: Park
- Description: historic district in Helena–West Helena, Arkansas
- Category: historic district
- Location: Phillips, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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