Ellis Building

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Ellis Building
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Location208 N. Block Ave., Fayetteville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°3′54″N94°9′38″W / 36.06500°N 94.16056°W / 36.06500; -94.16056 Coordinates: 36°3′54″N94°9′38″W / 36.06500°N 94.16056°W / 36.06500; -94.16056
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1923
NRHP reference No. 100003982 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2019

The Ellis Building is a historic commercial building at 208 North Block Avenue in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick building, with a hip roof that has a rounded top section. The roof's shape is obscured from the front by a low stepped parapet. The front facade has a former garage bay opening to the left, and a pair of plate glass display windows flanking a pedestrian entrance to the right. The building was under construction about 1923, and is one of the oldest surviving automotive service buildings in northwestern Arkansas. It has housed a variety of commercial businesses since ending automotive use about 1955. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. [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. Callie Williams; Julie Chambers; Julia Trupp (January 5, 2019). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ellis Building / Ozark Tire and Battery Company Building / WA1675". State of Arkansas. Retrieved 2019-08-19. Includes 13 photos from 2017-18.