Exchange Bank (El Dorado, Arkansas)

Exchange Bank
Location Washington and Oak Sts., El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°12′47″N 92°39′49″W / 33.21306°N 92.66361°WCoordinates: 33°12′47″N 92°39′49″W / 33.21306°N 92.66361°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1926
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival, Venetian Gothic
Governing body Private
Part of El Dorado Commercial Historic District (#03000773)
NRHP Reference # 86003304[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 16, 1986
Designated CP August 21, 2003

The Exchange Bank building is a historic commercial building at Washington and Oak Streets in El Dorado, Arkansas. Built in 1926-27, the nine story building was the first skyscraper in Union County, and it was the tallest building in El Dorado at the time of its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It was designed by the Little Rock firm of Mann & Stern, and is an ecletic mix of Venetian-inspired Revival styles. It was built during El Dorado's oil boom, and housed the headquarters of Lion Oil.[2] It was included in the El Dorado Commercial Historic District in 2003.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Exchange Bank". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for El Dorado Commercial Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-04-27.