Mercantile Bank Building
National Register of Historic Places

Mercantile Bank Building

Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas
Listed
January 20, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04001506

About this property

The Mercantile Bank Building is a historic bank building at 249 South Main Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The brick building was built in 1890 for Craighead County Bank. The bank used the building until 1894. It was then used as a clothing store and for offices afterwards until 1901 when it was occupied by Jonesboro Savings & Trust, (later known as the Jonesboro Trust Company). The architectural firm of Hoggson Brothers conducted a 1919 update and remodel of the building. Jonesboro bank closed in 1931 and, after fundraising efforts to open a new bank in the town, Mercantile Bank opened in the building in 1932. Mercantile moved its bank in 1969 and Crowley's Ridge Development Council used the building until 2004. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

249 S. Main St.
Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas
35.84044, -90.70514

Categories

ECONOMICSARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Mercantile Bank Building listed on the National Register?

Mercantile Bank Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Mercantile Bank Building?

Mercantile Bank Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mercantile Bank Building?

The period of significance for Mercantile Bank Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1890.

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