Malvern City Hall is located at 305 Locust Street, Malvern, AR 72104.
Phone: 501-332-3638.
Neighborhoods
The city of Malvern [†] first emerged as a railroad stop on the Cairo and Fulton Railroad, which ran from Little Rock to Fort Smith, in 1873. A few years later, the "Diamond Joe" a luxury railroad running from Hot Springs, also established a route through Malvern. transportation over the river, the community prospered and was incorporated in 1876. title of county seat from Rockport in 1878, a town upon the Ouachita River, becoming the center of Hot Spring County politics and finances.
Early on, Malvern relied upon its land and timber for economic stability. Its main resources being good location along the rail line, granting it access to the national marketplace.
† Antoinette Johnson ofJohnson Consulting, LLC edited by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Lawyers' Row Historic District, 2015, nomination document National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.