Wade Building Explained

Wade Building
Coordinates:34.5169°N -93.0536°W
Area:less than one acre
Architect:Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:December 22, 1982
Refnum:82000822

The Wade Building is a historic commercial building located at 231 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Description and history

It is a four-story masonry structure, built out of brick, with a dressed stone facade. The ground floor has a commercial storefront, with a recessed entrance and plate glass windows sheltered by an awning. The upper floors' bays have windows that decrease in size and level of decoration, with a modillioned cornice and balustraded parapet at the top. The building was designed by the firm of Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio, and is a well-proportioned example of Classical Revival architecture.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1982.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Wade Building. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-10-29.