Applegate Drugstore

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Applegate Drugstore
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Location116 1st St., Rogers, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°19′57″N94°6′58″W / 36.33250°N 94.11611°W / 36.33250; -94.11611 Coordinates: 36°19′57″N94°6′58″W / 36.33250°N 94.11611°W / 36.33250; -94.11611
Arealess than one acre
Built1906 (1906)
ArchitectA.O. Clark, John Myler
Part of Rogers Commercial Historic District (ID93001028)
NRHP reference No. 82002095 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1982
Designated CPSeptember 30, 1993

The Applegate Drugstore is a historic commercial building at 116 South First Street in Rogers, Arkansas. It is a two-story masonry building, with brick sidewalls and a limestone facade. Pilasters of alternating rough and smooth stone delineate the first floor elements of the storefront, rising to a freeze and dentillated ogee course between the floors. The second floor has two large bays, each with a pair of sash windows, delineated by Corinthian pilasters. The interior of the store retains original drugstore furnishings, including a pressed tin ceiling, tile floor, walnut shelving, and a polished marble fountain counter. The building was constructed in 1906 to house the drugstore of J.E. Applegate, and has housed similar retail operations since then. The building has one of Rogers' best-preserved early-20th century commercial interiors. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 Applegate Drugstore" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-21.