Fayetteville Center Square - Fayetteville AR
N 36° 03.745 W 094° 09.607
15S E 395521 N 3991494
Quick Description: This plaque, attached to the front of the historic Post Office building, describes the history of the downtown Square and this building.
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 6/11/2012 5:50:00 PM
Waymark Code: WMEM0J
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Long Description:
FAYETTEVILLE CENTER SQUARE
THE FAYETTEVILLE SQUARE SERVED AS THE LOCATION OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY
COURTHOUSE FROM 1837 TO 1904, WHEN A NEW COURTHOUSE WAS BUILT FACING
CENTER
STREET ON COLLEGE AVENUE. TITLE TO THE PUBLIC SQUARE (BLOCK 27) WAS CONVEYED TO
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND WORK ON THIS POST OFFICE, WHICH BEGAN AROUND
JULY 1909, WAS COMPLETED IN 1911. URBAN RENEWAL PLANNERS INTENDED TO TEAR THIS
BUILDING DOWN IN 1974. THE PUBLIC OBJECTED. IT WAS THEN PURCHASED BY DONALD E.
AND EDNA BUMPASS IN 1978. IN COOPERATION WITH DEVELOPERS KEITH CEARLEY AND
RONALD E. BUMPASS, IT WAS TOTALLY RESTORED, RENOVATED AND PLACED ON THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN A FOCAL POINT FOR REDEVELOPMENT
OF THE FAYETTEVILLE SQUARE, AND ITS PRESERVATION HAS DRAWN PUBLIC ATTENTION TO THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF SAFEGUARDING THE COMMUNITY'S CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ARCHITECTURAL
SPLENDOR.
DONALD E. BUMPASS AND EDNA P. BUMPASS
OWNERS
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
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