Wittsburg Store and Gas Station

United States historic place


Wittsburg Store and Gas Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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 No.	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]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Wittsburg Store and Gas Station". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-20.