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Smackover Historic Commercial District
Location601-628 Broadway, Smackover, Arkansas
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectWitt, Seibert & Halsey
Architectural styleVernacular commercial
NRHP reference No.90000884[1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1990

The Smackover Historic Commercial District encompasses the civic and commercial heart of the small town of Smackover, Arkansas. It consists of sixteen buildings lining a single block of Broadway north of 7th Avenue. The area is reflective of Smackover's explosive growth following the discovery of oil in 1925; most of the buildings were built between 1925 and 1940. They are mostly vernacular commercial buildings, one or two stories in height, with flat roofs obscured by a parapet on the main facade. Also included in the district are the Methodist Episcopal church, the old fire station, and the old city hall and jail.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Smackover Historic Commercial District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved May 20, 2014.