Wade Building marker - Batesville, Ar.
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N 35° 46.215 W 091° 39.216
15S E 621702 N 3959302
This two-story red brick building is located at 158 E Main Street in Batesville, Ar.
Waymark Code: WMNRHX
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member arkansas stickerdude
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Text of historic marker on left side of building:

WADE BUILDING

1924 built by Victor Wade - print
shop/Batesville Record that became
Batesville Daily Guard;
late 1940's - Sears store (city's first);
variety of retail establishments follows.
Vernacular-panel brick, raised brick
parapet, nine-over-one sash windows
(craftsman influence).


Date of Construction: 1926

A two-story, brick masonry commercial building with its original red brick façade above the first floor. The first floor storefront consists of a plate glass, beveled storefront and receded central entry bordered with modern decorative sheet metal and covered with a modern metal canopy. It is supported by a sandstone foundation and covered with a flat roof set behind a raised brick parapet.

This building is a vernacular panel brick commercial building typical of this style as it was interpreted in the 1920’s. The brick paneling and the corbelling become much shallower and less three-dimensional, the emphasis now being street visibility and uninterrupted surfaces for signage and advertising. It is fenestrated by a central group of three nine-over-one wood sash windows (revealing the Craftsman influence) and detailed only with a shallow dentil course near the cornice. It was constructed by Victor Wade to house his print shop and related offices.

- National Register Application

History of Marker:
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