The Wheel Store, Batesville

Name: The Wheel Store
Address: Batesville, United States

#16 among attractions in Batesville

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The Wheel Store is a historic commercial building at River and Broad Streets in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a two-story ashlar sandstone structure, with a flat roof. Its front facade has a single storefront, with two now-filled window openings flanking the entrance on the first level, and two windows above. The building was erected in 1887 to house a store and meeting space for a local chapter of the Agricultural Wheel, an agrarian reform organization established in Arkansas in the early 1880s. ()

Built: 1887 (138 years ago)Coordinates: 35°46'3"N, 91°39'0"W

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Batesville United States

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The Wheel Store – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Paul's Parish Church, Batesville Commercial Historic District, Batesville Confederate Monument, Central Avenue Bridge.

~1640 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Parish Church, Batesville
8 min walk • St. Paul's Parish is a congregation of the Episcopal Church in Batesville, Arkansas. The parish was officially founded on March 3, 1866, by Bishop Henry C. Lay and the Rev. Charles H. Albert, who had been working as missionaries in the area since the previous year.
~1580 ftNW
Park
Batesville Commercial Historic District, Batesville
8 min walk • The Batesville Commercial Historic District encompasses about four city blocks of the historic downtown of Batesville, Arkansas. This area's current appearance is largely the result of development between about 1880 and the 1940s, although it includes a portion of Arkansas' oldest platted Main Street, dating to 1821.
~1440 ftNW
Memorial
Batesville Confederate Monument, Batesville
7 min walk • The Batesville Confederate Monument is located at the southeast corner of Main and Broad Streets in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a square monument, about 20 feet in height, divided into four stages, and built out of local limestone. The first three-stage have a base trim element, and are unadorned except for inscriptions.
0.4 miNW
Bridge
Central Avenue Bridge, Batesville
11 min walk • The Central Avenue Bridge is a historic bridge in Batesville, Arkansas. It carries AR 69B and Central Avenue across Poke Bayou on the city's west side. It is an open spandrel concrete structure, with five spans having a total length of 397 feet. The longest single span is 80 feet.
0.8 miNE
Church
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Batesville
21 min walk • The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 895 Oak Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a single-story sandstone structure, with a gable roof and a projecting square tower at the front.
~1730 ftNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Edward Dickinson House, Batesville
9 min walk • The Edward Dickinson House is a historic house at 672 East Boswell Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a steeply pitched gable roof and Gothic Revival styling. A front-facing gable is centered on the main facade, with a Gothic-arched window at its center.
0.5 miN
Shingle style architecture
Cook-Morrow House, Batesville
13 min walk • The Cook-Morrow House is a historic house at 875 Main Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gabled roof configuration and wooden shingle and brick veneer exterior. A porch wraps around the front and right side.
0.4 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Glenn House, Batesville
12 min walk • The Glenn House is a historic house at 653 Water Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and end chimneys.

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Which popular attractions are close to The Wheel Store?

Nearby attractions include Batesville Confederate Monument, Batesville (7 min walk), Batesville Commercial Historic District, Batesville (8 min walk), St. Paul's Parish Church, Batesville (8 min walk), Edward Dickinson House, Batesville (9 min walk).