Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 86003304 Opened 1927 Added to NRHP 16 December 1986 | Built 1926 (1926) Designated CP August 21, 2003 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | |
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Location Washington and Oak Sts., El Dorado, Arkansas Part of El Dorado Commercial Historic District (#03000773) Architects George R. Mann, Charles Watt, Howard Stern Similar South Arkansas Arboretum, Arkansas State Capitol, Fort Smith Masonic Temple, Gazette Building, St Vincent's Hospital | ||
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 eclectic mix of Venetian-inspired Revival styles. It was built during El Dorado's oil boom, and housed the headquarters of Lion Oil. It was included in the El Dorado Commercial Historic District in 2003.
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