Garner General Store - Calico Rock Historic District - Calico Rock, Arkansas
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N 36° 07.031 W 092° 08.568
15S E 577143 N 3997285
This one-story, painted brick building is located at 123 Main Street, Calico Rock, Arkansas. This is the right side of the two part building.
Waymark Code: WM14NBJ
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2021
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My Commentary:
This building is now a gift shop.
A National Register plaque is located on the south portion of the eastern facade. It is a standard brass plaque with raised lettering shaped like the state of Arkansas. It reads:
This property
has been placed on the
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
by the United States
Department of the Interior
(Picture of Seal)
Arkansas
Historic Preservation
Program
Department of Arkansas Heritage
- Marker Text
c. 1925. Three-bay symmetrical facade with same pier and recessed panel arrangement. Central entrance with flanking windows, each with a transom.
- National Register Application
1925. Beginning as a General Store, it became a grocery store owned by A.D. and Myrtle Harris who retired in the early 1970's.
- Historic Calico Rock Arkansas on the White River brochure
Southern storefront (right) was Garner General Store, run by Joseph T. Garner. It was later Harris Grocery, run by Austin D. Harris, who was one of the first butchers in Calico Rock. A. D. and Myrtle Harris retired in the early 1970s. May have housed Lola’s Café later? Building exhibits typical early 20th century commercial-style detailing with recessed panels and transoms above the storefronts (northern storefront has 8-pane transoms).
- Calico Rock HD Tour Script