Farmers State Bank (Conway, Arkansas)

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Farmers State Bank
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Location1001 Front St., Conway, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°5′31″N92°26′28″W / 35.09194°N 92.44111°W / 35.09194; -92.44111
Arealess than one acre
Built1918 (1918)
Architect Thompson & Harding
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part of Conway Commercial Historic District (ID10000779)
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000812 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982
Designated CPSeptember 23, 2010

The Farmers State Bank is a historic commercial building at 1001 Front Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a two-story masonry structure in the Classical Revival style. Its side walls are finished in brick, and most of its facade is in stone. The dominant feature of the facade are four massive engaged Tuscan columns, which support an entablature, cornice, and parapet. The main entrance is set in the central bay, with a bracketed hood above. It was designed by Thompson & Harding and built about 1918. [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 Farmers State Bank". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved February 7, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]