Harrison in Boone County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Capitol Café & Oklahoma Tire

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 22, 2023

1. Capitol Café & Oklahoma Tire Marker

Inscription. This building, made up of two parts, has had a variety of businesses including Capitol Café (the owners lived upstairs), Oklahoma Tire, Bee Discount, Rowlands Store, Fashion Lane and Unlimited Outlet. It is now Beautiful You and Harness Boots and Shoes which opened in 1989. Several members of the Harness family over three generations have worked here. One of them owned Perry Shoe Center on the corner of Main & Central where the entire building and stock washed away in the 1961 flood and all the shoes bobbed along in the water.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1989.

Location. 36° 13.806′ N, 93° 6.525′ W. Marker is in Harrison, Arkansas, in Boone County. It is on North Willow Street north of West Stepenson Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 N Willow St, Harrison AR 72601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American

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South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Lyric (Plaza) Theatre (a few steps from this marker); The Old Dime Store (a few steps from this marker); The Montgomery Ward Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The People's National Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Boone County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Boone County Confederate Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boone County Spanish-American War Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); Boone County WWI Monument (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrison.

Regarding Capitol Café & Oklahoma Tire. The building, constructed circa 1895, is a contributing property in the Harrison

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 22, 2023

2. Capitol Café & Oklahoma Tire Marker

Courthouse Square Historic District. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.