Swift Building

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Swift Building
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Location410 E. Broad St., Texarkana, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°25′29″N94°2′20″W / 33.42472°N 94.03889°W / 33.42472; -94.03889 Coordinates: 33°25′29″N94°2′20″W / 33.42472°N 94.03889°W / 33.42472; -94.03889
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
MPS Historic Buildings of Texarkana, Arkansas, MPS
NRHP reference # 08000725 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 1, 2008

The Swift Building is a historic commercial building at 410 East Broad Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, with a distinctive brick parapet topped by cast concrete. The main facade has a central doorway, with a series of three sash windows on the right and a recessed loading bay on the left. The building was built c. 1920 by the Swift Meat Company, and is a well-preserved example of a meat packing facility from the period, and a good example of vernacular commercial architecture. [2]

Texarkana, Arkansas City in the United States

Texarkana is a city in Arkansas and the county seat of Miller County. The city is located across the state line from its twin city, Texarkana, Texas. The city was founded at a railroad intersection on December 8, 1873, and was incorporated in Arkansas on August 10, 1880. Texarkana is the principal city of the Texarkana metropolitan area, which is ranked 274th in terms of population in the United States with 150,098 in 2016 according to the United States Census Bureau.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Miller County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Miller County, Arkansas.

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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 Swift Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-20.