Modern News Building

	Modern News Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
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Location	216 N. Main St.; Harrisburg, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°33′50″N 90°43′30″W / 35.56389°N 90.72500°WCoordinates: 35°33′50″N 90°43′30″W / 35.56389°N 90.72500°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1888
Built by	L.D. Freeman, Sr.
Part of	Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (ID09000736)
NRHP reference No.	76000447
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 18, 1976
Designated CP	September 18, 2009

The Modern News Building is a historic commercial building at 216 North Main Street in downtown Harrisburg, Arkansas. It is a single-story rectangular brick building, with a flat roof and simple styling. A tall front steps down toward the rear of the building, with the side walls capped in tile. The facade is three bays wide, with a center entry flanked by recessed windows. A metal awning extends across the facade. The building was built in 1888, and is significant as the home of The Modern News, which has been Harrisburg's newspaper since that year.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Modern News Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-08.

External links[]

The Modern News web site

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for Modern News Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-08.

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Modern News Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


Location in Arkansas Location in United States Show map of ArkansasShow map of the United StatesShow all
Location	216 N. Main St. Harrisburg, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°33′50″N 90°43′30″W / 35.56389°N 90.72500°W / 35.56389; -90.72500Coordinates: 35°33′50″N 90°43′30″W / 35.56389°N 90.72500°W / 35.56389; -90.72500
Area	less than one acre
Built	1888 (1888)
Built by	L.D. Freeman, Sr.
Part of	Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (ID09000736)
NRHP reference No.	76000447^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 18, 1976
Designated CP	September 18, 2009

Modern News Building

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