Exchange Bank (El Dorado, Arkansas) Explained

Exchange Bank
Coordinates:33.2131°N -92.6636°W
Architect:Mann & Stern
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival, Venetian Gothic
Added:December 16, 1986
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:86003304
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:August 21, 2003
Partof Refnum:03000773

The Exchange Bank building, formerly the Lion Oil Headquarters, 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.[1] It was included in the El Dorado Commercial Historic District in 2003.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Exchange Bank. Arkansas Preservation. 2014-04-27.
  2. Web site: NRHP nomination for El Dorado Commercial Historic District . Arkansas Preservation . 2014-04-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427175259/https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/UN0226-pdf . 2014-04-27 .