Griffin Auto Company Building
National Register of Historic Places

Griffin Auto Company Building

El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
Listed
May 24, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01000525

About this property

The Griffin Auto Company Building is a historic automobile sales and service facility at 117 East Locust Street in El Dorado, Arkansas. It is a single story structure built out of reinforced concrete, with a full basement. The main floor housed the sales and showroom area, and the service area was in the basement. The building also includes a filling station area, which is the most decorative portion of the otherwise utilitarian structure. This area has pilastered columns that frame the automobile entry area, and the walls above the shelter entrance is decorated with bands of terra cotta and brick ornamentation. The Griffin Auto Company was established by three brothers from North Carolina, beginning as a livery stable business in 1899 before branching out into the new world of the automobile in 1915. They moved out of the building in 1960, since when it has been used by a variety of other sales-oriented businesses. In 2017, the Griffin Restaurant opened as part of the Murphy Arts District. Four years later, it became the MuleKick. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, and was included in the El Dorado Commercial Historic District in 2003.

Location

117 E. Locust St.
El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
33.21007, -92.66254

Categories

ARCHITECTURETRANSPORTATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Griffin Auto Company Building listed on the National Register?

Griffin Auto Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Griffin Auto Company Building?

Griffin Auto Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Griffin Auto Company Building?

The period of significance for Griffin Auto Company Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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