Stamps Store

The Stamps Store is a stone building in Osage, Arkansas, constructed between 1899 and 1902 in Romanesque Revival style with rounded arches and sturdy stone walls. The structure contained a large open retail space on the first floor, living quarters on the second floor, and a half-story meeting room above.

The building was erected by Willie and Millie Sneed between 1899 and 1902 and remained in the Stamps family's hands from 1912 to 1990. Its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 recognized its architectural merit and role in local history.

The Stamps family ran the general store from 1912 to 1990, and the building's first floor stayed a large open retail space where the hamlet's residents came to buy goods and meet. The upper half-story was built as a meeting space, so the structure itself shows how commerce and community gatherings shared one building.

The Stamps Store stands on Arkansas Highway 103 in Osage, a hamlet between Alpena and Huntsville off US Route 412. The two-and-a-half-story stone building is best viewed from the road; the upper meeting half-story and front-gable roof are visible from outside. Osage is a small settlement, so services are found in the surrounding towns.

The upper half-story was built as a meeting space, separate from the ground-floor store and the proprietor's second-floor living quarters. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, cited for both its architecture and its role in the small community.