Wade Building | |
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Location | 231 Central, Hot Springs, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°31′1″N93°3′13″W / 34.51694°N 93.05361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1927 |
Architect | Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82000822 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1982 |
The Wade Building is a historic commercial building located at 231 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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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