Wade Building

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Wade Building
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Location231 Central,
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°31′1″N93°3′13″W / 34.51694°N 93.05361°W / 34.51694; -93.05361
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Architect Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000822 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982

The Wade Building is a historic commercial building located at 231 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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Description and history

It is a four-story masonry structure, built out of brick, with a dressed stone facade. The ground floor has a commercial storefront, with a recessed entrance and plate glass windows sheltered by an awning. The upper floors' bays have windows that decrease in size and level of decoration, with a modillioned cornice and balustraded parapet at the top. The building was designed by the firm of Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio, and is a well-proportioned example of Classical Revival architecture. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1982. [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 Wade Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-29.