The Studebaker Showroom is a historic commercial building at 519 Port Arthur Avenue (corner of De Queen) in downtown
Mena, Arkansas
Mena ( ) is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Polk County. The population was 5,558 as of the 2020 census. Mena is included in the Ark-La-Tex socio-economic region. Surrounded by the Ouachita National F ...
. It is a single-story stuccoed concrete block structure with a flat roof. Built in 1948, it is a distinctive local example of the Moderne style, with rounded corners on the corners of the front part of the building. This includes a projecting showroom section and the corners of the main service and sales area behind, which are decorated with banks of glass blocks, another Moderne hallmark.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Streamline Moderne architecture in the United States
Buildings and structures completed in 1948
Buildings and structures in Polk County, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Arkansas
Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas
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