The Stamps Store is a historic commercial building on Arkansas Highway 103 in

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, a hamlet off

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between Alpena and

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. 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

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in 1990 for its architecture and its historical importance to the small community.

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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 {{CarrollCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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