Bondi Brothers Store

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Bondi Brothers Store
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Location104 Madison St., Clarendon, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°41′45″N91°19′3″W / 34.69583°N 91.31750°W / 34.69583; -91.31750 Coordinates: 34°41′45″N91°19′3″W / 34.69583°N 91.31750°W / 34.69583; -91.31750
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
MPS Clarendon MRA
NRHP reference No. 84000185 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 1984

The Bondi Brothers Store is a historic commercial building at 104 Madison Street in downtown Clarendon, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, with modest Italianate styling. Its storefront has been altered to have plate glass over much of the front, but the recessed entrance remains, with an original transom window. The store was built in 1904 by Ike and Ed Bondi, sons of German immigrants who established a successful clothing store. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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 Bondi Brothers Store" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-07.