Cherry Street Historic District

Along Cherry St. between Porter and Elm Sts., Helena, Arkansas. County/parish: Phillips.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 17, 1987. NRIS 86003546.

46 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Cherry Street Historic District (Helena–West Helena, Arkansas)

The Cherry Street Historic District is a historic neighborhood, commercial, and entertainment district serving as the downtown of Helena in Helena–West Helena, Arkansas. Cherry Street is located between Elm Street and the nearby Phillips County Courthouse to the north, and Porter Street to the south. The history of Cherry Street is tied to the blues heritage of the area beginning in the 1940s.

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