Ritchie Grocery Building
National Register of Historic Places

Ritchie Grocery Building

Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas
Listed
June 13, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000900

About this property

The Ritchie Grocery Building is a historic commercial building at Front and Olive Streets in Texarkana, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick and masonry building with a flat roof and a parapet along the main facade. It was built in 1894 by Francis Mullins, owner of the Texas Produce Company, the first major grocery wholesaler in the city, founded in 1884. It is the only surviving Romanesque Revival building in downtown Texarkana, and the building was purchased by the Ritchie Grocery Company in 1926. The building was purchased in 2017 by 1894 LLC and is being renovated to its original glory. The name of the building was changed to 1894 City Market, 1894CityMarket . An art gallery is housed on the first floor, an event room on the second floor, and loft apartments on the third. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas
33.42101, -94.04145

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Ritchie Grocery Building listed on the National Register?

Ritchie Grocery Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Ritchie Grocery Building?

Ritchie Grocery Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ritchie Grocery Building?

The period of significance for Ritchie Grocery Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1884.

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