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The Exchange Bank building, formerly the Lion Oil Headquarters, is a historic commercial building at Washington and Oak Streets in
El Dorado, Arkansas El Dorado, founded by Matthew Rainey, is a city in, and the county seat of, Union County, on the southern border of Arkansas, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 18,884. El Dorado is headquarters of the Ark ...
. Built in 1926–27, the nine-story building was the first skyscraper in Union County, and it was the tallest building in El Dorado at the time of its listing 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 artistic v ...
in 1986. It was designed by the
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firm of Mann & Stern, and is an eclectic mix of Venetian-inspired Revival styles. It was built during El Dorado's oil boom, and housed the headquarters of
Lion Oil Lion Oil Company is a private corporation engaged in refining and production of oil, gasoline, and oil-based products. It also manufactures asphalt, industrial solvents and roofing materials. It also operates a gathering and transportation system ...
. It was included in the
El Dorado Commercial Historic District The El Dorado Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial heart of downtown El Dorado, Arkansas. The city serves as the seat of Union County, and experienced a significant boom in growth during the 1920s, after oil was dis ...
in 2003.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Union County, Arkansa ...


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Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Neoclassical architecture in Arkansas Office buildings completed in 1927 Buildings and structures in El Dorado, Arkansas Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Union County, Arkansas Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Oil company headquarters in the United States Petroleum in Arkansas Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in the United States 1927 establishments in Arkansas {{UnionCountyAR-NRHP-stub