Arkansas City Commercial District

Historic district in Arkansas, United States

United States historic place


Arkansas City Commercial District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


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Location	Roughly along the jct. of Desoto Ave. and Sprague St., Arkansas City, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°36′19″N 91°12′13″W / 33.60528°N 91.20361°W / 33.60528; -91.20361
Area	less than one acre
Built	1900 (1900)
Architectural style	Early Commercial
NRHP reference No.	99000227
Added to NRHP	February 18, 1999

The Arkansas City Commercial District encompasses the three oldest surviving commercial buildings in Arkansas City, Arkansas. They are located along Sprague (4th) Avenue, between Kate Adams (1st) Street and De Soto Avenue, and are a reminder of a once-thriving commercial district in the city. The Cotham Drug Store, a two-story brick building from c. 1900, stands near the corner of Sprague and De Soto, facing south. The Red Star Grocery, built 1900, stands to its right; it is also a two-story brick building, but its facade has been altered, replacing a recessed doorway with a flush one. Stylistically the two buildings are similar, with brick corbelling and a course of dentil molding, with a parapet above. The third building is the Ramus Brothers Market, which stands on Sprague Street, and was built in 1910 out of poured concrete.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"NRHP nomination for Arkansas City Commercial District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.

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