A. Landi General Merchandise Building | |
Location | AR 8, Grand Lake, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°5′31″N91°12′38″W / 33.09194°N 91.21056°W Coordinates: 33°5′31″N91°12′38″W / 33.09194°N 91.21056°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Architectural style | Plain Traditional |
MPS | Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92001347 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 8, 1992 |
The A. Landi General Merchandise Building is a historic commercial building on Arkansas Highway 8 near Eudora, Arkansas in the village of Grand Lake. Built c. 1920, it is a single story wood frame building with Plain Traditional styling, including a central section on its main facade with a raised parapet section over the centered entrance. The building is significant for its association with the Landi family, one of a small number of Italian immigrants to remain in the area after the plantation economy collapsed. [2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]
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