A.B. Brewer Building

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A.B. Brewer Building
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LocationAR 66, Mountain View, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°52′6″N92°7′6″W / 35.86833°N 92.11833°W / 35.86833; -92.11833 Coordinates: 35°52′6″N92°7′6″W / 35.86833°N 92.11833°W / 35.86833; -92.11833
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
ArchitectBrewer Bros.
MPS Stone County MRA
NRHP reference No. 85003395 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1985

The A.B. Brewer Building is a historic commercial building on Arkansas Highway 66 in the central business district of Mountain View, Arkansas. It is a single-story structure, built out of load-bearing stone masonry, sharing party walls with adjacent buildings opposite the Stone County Courthouse, and houses three storefronts topped by a tall stone entablature. It was built in 1929 by the Brewer Brothers, who were local stonemasons. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for A.B. Brewer Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-11.