Worthen Bank Building

Arkansas, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The Worthen Bank Building is a two-story limestone-faced commercial structure at 401 Main Street in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, designed by architect George R. Mann in 1928. Combining neoclassical and Art Deco lines, the building features a steel frame with three bays of three-part windows on the second floor flanking a central entry. Constructed for the Worthen Bank—founded in 1877 and later absorbed into Bank of America—it exemplifies Mann's commercial work alongside his prominent design of the Arkansas State Capitol. After annexes and a parking garage were added in 1952 and 1962, the complex was acquired in 1969 by the ABC affiliate KATV, which converted it into television studios and remained there until vacating in January 2023. The original 1928 building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, is slated for restoration to its original state as part of a new development project.