Peoples Bank and Loan Building

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Peoples Bank and Loan Building
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LocationJct. of Spruce and 3rd Sts., SW corner, Lewisville, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°21′24″N93°34′39″W / 33.35667°N 93.57750°W / 33.35667; -93.57750 Coordinates: 33°21′24″N93°34′39″W / 33.35667°N 93.57750°W / 33.35667; -93.57750
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
Architect Witt, Seibert & Company
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Railroad Era Resources of Southwest Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 96000637 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1996

The Peoples Bank and Loan Building is a historic commercial building at the southwest corner of Spruce and 3rd Streets in Lewisville, Arkansas. The single-story masonry building was designed by the Texarkana firm of Witt, Seibert & Company and built in 1915, during Lafayette County's timber boom years. It is one of the few commercial buildings in the county to survive from that period, and is a fine local example of Classical Revival architecture. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [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 Peoples Bank and Loan Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-24.