Almer Store

Almer Store
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Location in United States Show map of the United States
Location	824 Columbia St., Helena, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°31′42″N90°35′20″W / 34.52833°N 90.58889°W / 34.52833; -90.58889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1875 (1875)
Built by	Almer, Ulrich
Part of	Beech Street Historic District (ID86003314)
NRHP reference No.	74000488 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 18, 1974
Designated CP	January 30, 1987

The Almer Store is a historic commercial building at 824 Columbia Street in Helena, Arkansas. Built sometime in the 1870s by Swiss immigrants, it is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Phillips County. Ulrich Almer is claimed to have built the store out of the parts of a raft he and his wife floated down the Mississippi River. The Almers were dairy farmers, who sold their milk products from the building, which later became more of a neighborhood market. It was in danger of demolition in the early 1970s when it was acquired by the Phillips County Historical Society and restored. ^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Phillips County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Almer Store". Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2014.