Holt–Poindexter Store Building

The Holt–Poindexter Store Building is a historic retail building in rural Ouachita County, Arkansas. It is located on County Road 101, near its southern junction with County Road 111, about four miles (6.4 km) north of Stephens, in the unincorporated community of Ogemaw. The store, a vernacular single-story wood-frame structure with a gable roof and full-width front porch, was built in 1904 by Curtis Smith, a local carpenter, for H. B. Holt, and is believed to be the oldest general store in southern Arkansas. A small addition was added to the north side in the 1920s to house post office facilities. This was removed in 1948, at which time a rear addition was added to provide space for an office and feed storage. The business was taken over by Holt's son-in-law, Chester Poindexter, and then his son, Kenneth.^[2]

Holt–Poindexter Store Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Stephens, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°27′8″N 93°1′24″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904 (1904)
Built by	Curtis Smith
NRHP reference No.	86002948[1]
Added to NRHP	October 23, 1986

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ouachita County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#86002948)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Holt–Poindexter Store Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-06-07.