Pocahontas Federal Savings and Loan

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Pocahontas Federal Savings and Loan
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Pocahontas Federal Savings and Loan
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Location201 West Broadway St., Pocahontas, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°15′42″N90°58′17″W / 36.26167°N 90.97139°W / 36.26167; -90.97139 Coordinates: 36°15′42″N90°58′17″W / 36.26167°N 90.97139°W / 36.26167; -90.97139
Arealess than one acre
Built1960 (1960)
ArchitectReed & Willis
Architectural style Modern Movement
NRHP reference No. 100003338 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2019

The Pocahontas Federal Savings and Loan is a historic commercial building at 201 West Broadway Street in Pocahontas, Arkansas. It is a roughly rectangular two-story building, with brick walls and a flat roof covered with tar and gravel. It was built in 1960 to a design by Reed & Willis of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and is a prominent local example of Mid-Century Modern design. The Pocahontas Federal Savings and Loan, for whom it was built, was established in 1910. [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. "NRHP nomination for Pocahontas Federal Savings and Loan" (PDF). State of Arkansas. Retrieved 2019-08-24.