James W. Hamer House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0
Little Rock’s post office opened in 1853, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
Most of Little Rock was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Its Register listings are the St. Paul's Methodist Church and the James W. Hamer House. Its Register listings are the St. Paul's Methodist Church and the James W. Hamer House.
How Little Rock began
When was Little Rock founded?
The Little Rock post office opened in 1853, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Harleesville (1807), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2 historic places in Little Rock
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds
Little Rock’s post office has been open since 1853. Another post office, Harleesville, opened and closed inside today’s town.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Little Rock’s history
What year was Little Rock founded?
The Little Rock post office opened in 1853, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Little Rock?
Two places: the St. Paul's Methodist Church (listed 1977) and the James W. Hamer House (2007).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (2), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.