Southern Mercantile Building
National Register of Historic Places

Southern Mercantile Building

Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Listed
June 13, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000898

About this property

The Southern Mercantile Building is a historic commercial building at 107 East Buchanan in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick and masonry structure, with a stuccoed parapet. It consists of two separate buildings, one dating to 1883, that were combined under the unifying parapet about 1920.

Location

107 E. Buchanan
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
35.97547, -94.31698

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 90000898. It was listed on June 13, 1990.

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Prairie Grove Arkansas
1862Civil War
0.6 mi
Battle of Prairie Grove
1862Civil War
0.7 mi
Battle of Prairie Grove — Arkansas River Naval Operations
1862Civil War
0.7 mi
Battle of Prairie Grove AR
1862Civil War
1 mi
Battle of Prairie Grove Arkansas
1862Civil War
1.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Southern Mercantile Building listed on the National Register?

Southern Mercantile Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Southern Mercantile Building?

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

What is the period of significance for Southern Mercantile Building?

The period of significance for Southern Mercantile Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1883.

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