Old South Restaurant

Old South Restaurant
Location 1330 E. Main St., Russellville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°16′41″N 93°7′1″W / 35.27806°N 93.11694°W / 35.27806; -93.11694Coordinates: 35°16′41″N 93°7′1″W / 35.27806°N 93.11694°W / 35.27806; -93.11694
Area less than one acre
Built 1947 (1947)
Built by Stell, William E.; et.al.
Architectural style Moderne
MPS Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
NRHP reference # 99001064[1]
Added to NRHP September 3, 1999

The Old South Restaurant is a historic diner and local restaurant landmark at 1330 East Main Street in Russellville, Arkansas. It is a modular single-story structure, with streamlined Art Moderne styling consisting of exterior porcelain-coated aluminum paneling, bands of fixed windows, and a protruding aluminum entrance, above which a neon-lighted sign rises. The diner was built in 1947 out of manufactured parts produced by the National Glass and Manufacturing Company of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Construction time was six days.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Old South Restaurant" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-27.


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