Wittsburg Store and Gas Station

Wittsburg Store and Gas Station
Location Cty Rd 739, Wittsburg, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°13′5″N 90°42′0″W / 35.21806°N 90.70000°W / 35.21806; -90.70000Coordinates: 35°13′5″N 90°42′0″W / 35.21806°N 90.70000°W / 35.21806; -90.70000
Area less than one acre
Built 1930 (1930)
Architectural style Plain traditional
MPS Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
NRHP Reference # 00001386[1]
Added to NRHP November 22, 2000

The Wittsburg Store and Gas Station is a historic retail establishment on Cross County Road 637 in Wittsburg, Arkansas. It is the only commercial building in the community. Built c. 1930, it is a single-story wood frame structure with a gable roof and a false front. A shed-roof porch extends across the front, supported by for square posts. The main entrance is centered, flanked by sash windows. A gable-roofed section extends from the rear of the building, providing residential space for the shop, which occupies the main block. The building also features a concrete storm cellar, and there is a period gas pump to the building's southeast. The store operated from the 1930s to the 1980s, and is a reminder of Wittsburg's former status as a significant river town.[2]

The store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Wittsburg Store and Gas Station" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-20.


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