Bank of Osceola

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Bank of Osceola
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Location207 E. Hale St., Osceola, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°42′10″N89°58′0″W / 35.70278°N 89.96667°W / 35.70278; -89.96667 Coordinates: 35°42′10″N89°58′0″W / 35.70278°N 89.96667°W / 35.70278; -89.96667
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
Part of Hale Avenue Historic District (ID08000722)
MPS Osceola MRA
NRHP reference No. 87001352 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1987
Designated CPAugust 1, 2008

The Bank of Osceola is a historic bank building at 207 East Hale Street in Osceola, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick structure, built in 1909 during Osceola's major building boom. Decorative brick and stone elements on its facade include a cornice between the two floors, with a scalloped effect. This band once included panels said to depict the Native American chief Osceola; these are now on a building at the local high school. The building housed a bank and grocery store when opened, with law and real-estate offices above. The decorative elements inside include elaborate woodwork and mosaic-tile floors. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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 Bank of Osceola" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-23.