The Stamps Store is a historic commercial building on
Arkansas Highway 103
Highway 103 (AR 103, Ark. 103, and Hwy. 103) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Arkansas. One segment begins in Clarksville in the Arkansas River Valley and runs north to the Ozark National Forest. A second route runs thro ...
in
Osage, Arkansas Osage is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The community is on the south side of Osage Creek at the junction of Osage and Kenner Creeks. U.S. Route 412
U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States h ...
, a hamlet off
United States Route 412
U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and the Cherokee Turnpike from east of Chouteau, Oklahoma, to west of the ...
between
Alpena and
Huntsville
Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in t ...
. It is a -story stone structure, with a front-gable roof, and vernacular Romanesque Revival styling. The first floor was originally a large open retail space used as a general store, the second floor was a residential space for the proprietor, and the upper half-story was a meeting space. It was built 1899-1902 by Willie and Millie Sneed, and was operated by the Stamps family from 1912 to 1990. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 1990 for its architecture and its historical importance to the small community.
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References
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Buildings and structures in Carroll County, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Arkansas
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