Wade Building

The Wade Building is a four-story masonry structure at 231 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas, built of brick with a dressed stone facade. Its ground floor holds a commercial storefront with a recessed entrance and plate glass windows under an awning. The upper bays have windows that shrink in size and ornament toward the top, ending in a modillioned cornice and balustraded parapet. The firm Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio designed it as a Classical Revival building.

The Wade Building was designed by the firm Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio as a Classical Revival commercial block at 231 Central Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1982. The sources consulted give no construction date, so the 1927 date in earlier texts is unsupported.

The building is located in downtown Hot Springs on Central Avenue, making it easily accessible on foot for visitors exploring the historic district. You can view its classical details and proportions from the street without difficulty.

The ground floor storefronts feature unusually large glass windows with a recessed entry that allowed early shops to display merchandise prominently. This reveals how early 20th-century design incorporated practical commercial needs alongside classical aesthetics.