T.E. Olmstead & Son Funeral Home

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Location108 S. Fourth St., Heber Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°29′29″N92°1′58″W / 35.49139°N 92.03278°W / 35.49139; -92.03278
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleOzark Cut-stone Commercial
Part of Heber Springs Commercial Historic District (ID09000266)
NRHP reference No. 95001438 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 1995
Designated CPMay 1, 2009

The T.E. Olmstead & Son Funeral Home is a historic commercial building at 108 South Fourth Street in Heber Springs, Arkansas. It is a single-story stone structure, with a parapeted sloping roof. It has a single storefront, with a recessed entry flanked by plate glass display windows. Built in 1910, it is the city's only funeral home, and one of its early stone commercial buildings. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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 T.E. Olmstead & Son Funeral Home". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 12, 2016.