Southern Mercantile Building

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Southern Mercantile Building
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Location107 E. Buchanan, Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°58′31″N94°19′0″W / 35.97528°N 94.31667°W / 35.97528; -94.31667 Coordinates: 35°58′31″N94°19′0″W / 35.97528°N 94.31667°W / 35.97528; -94.31667
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleVernacular commercial
NRHP reference No. 90000898 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1990

The Southern Mercantile Building is a historic commercial building at 107 East Buchanan in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick and masonry structure, with a stuccoed parapet. It consists of two separate buildings, one dating to 1883, that were combined under the unifying parapet about 1920. The building is the largest and best-preserved example of that period's commercial architecture in the city. It served for many years as Prairie Grove's largest and most important general store, finally closing its doors in 1987. [2]

The buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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 Southern Mercantile Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-26.