Stamps Store

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LocationAR 103, Osage, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°10′58″N93°24′16″W / 36.18278°N 93.40444°W / 36.18278; -93.40444 Coordinates: 36°10′58″N93°24′16″W / 36.18278°N 93.40444°W / 36.18278; -93.40444
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleRubble Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 90001380 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1990

The Stamps Store is a historic commercial building on Arkansas Highway 103 in Osage, Arkansas, a hamlet off United States Route 412 between Alpena and Huntsville. It is a 2+12-story stone structure, with a front-gable roof, and vernacular Romanesque Revival styling. The first floor was originally a large open retail space used as a general store, the second floor was a residential space for the proprietor, and the upper half-story was a meeting space. It was built 1899-1902 by Willie and Millie Sneed, and was operated by the Stamps family from 1912 to 1990. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 for its architecture and its historical importance to the small community. [1] [2]

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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 Stamps Store". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-13.