The L.A. Black Rice Milling Association Inc. Office is a historic office building at 508 South Monroe Street in DeWitt, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick structure with a low-pitch shed roof. Built in 1942, the building has minimal styling, with a recessed porch on its eastern facade sheltering the entries to two storefronts. It is notable as the only surviving element associated with the business activities of Lester Asher Black (1880-1945), a leading businessman in DeWitt. Black was the president of the First National Bank of DeWitt from its founding in 1912 until his death, and operated a rice mill (no longer standing) as well as a hardware and agricultural supply store catering to rice farmers. He also owned thousands of acres of land planted in rice, at a time when Arkansas was the largest national supplier of the crop.[2]
L.A. Black Rice Milling Association Inc. Office | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 508 S. Monroe St., DeWitt, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°17′26″N 91°20′27″W / 34.29056°N 91.34083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1942 |
| NRHP reference No. | 12001229[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 29, 2013 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
See also
edit- A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump also in Arkansas County, Arkansas
- Tichnor Rice Dryer and Storage Building, also in Arkansas County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas County, Arkansas
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for L.A. Black Rice Milling Association Inc. Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
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