Triplett Company Building

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Location2nd St., W of jct. with Spruce St., Lewisville, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°21′23″N93°34′48″W / 33.35639°N 93.58000°W / 33.35639; -93.58000 Coordinates: 33°21′23″N93°34′48″W / 33.35639°N 93.58000°W / 33.35639; -93.58000
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
MPS Railroad Era Resources of Southwest Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference # 96000638 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1996

The Triplett Company Building is a historic commercial building on 2nd Street in Lewisville, Arkansas. The two-story brick structure was built c. 1915 by the Triplett Company, a lumber company that flourished during Lewisville's lumber boom. It is one of a small number of Lafayette County's commercial buildings to survive from that period, and is the best local example of panel brick design. [2]

Lewisville, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Lewisville is a city in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,280 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lafayette County.

Lafayette County, Arkansas County in Arkansas

Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,645, making it the third-least populous county in Arkansas. The county seat is Lewisville. Lafayette County was formed on October 15, 1827 and named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero of the American Revolutionary War. It is a dry county; therefore, the sale of alcohol is prohibited.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [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 Lafayette County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette 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 Triplett Company Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-21.