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Phil: New page: The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 522-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by ar...

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New page: The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 522-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by ar...

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The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 522-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by architect [[Charles L. Thompson]] in 1912. The three-story building first housed the [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]] in the 1890s. In the early 1900s the building was occupied by the Jewish Pfeifer Brothers, Leo and Harry, and their father Joseph Pfeifer - the founder of the men's clothing store. In 1910 two other Pfeifer brothers who owned a jewelry store, Albert and Preston Pfeifer, merged with the clothier. In 1934 the department store was managed by [[Sam Strauss, Sr.]], who had married Leo Pfeifer's daughter Eleanor Pfeifer in 1923.

The department store was sold to [[Dillard's Department Stores]] in September 1963, and served as the corporate headquarters until 1991 when the company moved the headquarters west on Cantrell Road. The loss of the headquarters building devastated downtown Little Rock. In 1996 [[Quapaw Restoration Associates]] renovated the building, leasing space to the [[Arkansas Department of Human Services]], [[Division of Blind Services]].

The Pfeifer Brothers Department Store is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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==External links==

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-[[Image:Pfeifer.JPG|thumb|Pfeifer Department Store on Main Street, February 8, 1916. Image in public domain. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.]]
+[[Image:Pfeifer.JPG|thumb|300px|Pfeifer Department Store on Main Street, February 8, 1916. Image in public domain. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.]]
-[[Image:Main-street-pfeifer-postcar.jpg|thumb|Postcard view of Pfeifer's on Main Street (left side of street).]]
+[[Image:Main-street-pfeifer-postcar.jpg|thumb|300px|Postcard view of Pfeifer's on Main Street (left side of street).]]
-[[Image:Mcclellans-main-street-1964.jpg|thumb|Pfeifer's on Main Street in 1964.]]
+[[Image:Mcclellans-main-street-1964.jpg|thumb|300px|Pfeifer's on Main Street in 1964.]]
 The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 514-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by architect [[Charles L. Thompson]] in 1912. The three-story building first housed the [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]] in the 1890s. In the early 1900s the building was occupied by the Jewish Pfeifer Brothers, Leo and Harry, and their father Joseph Pfeifer - the founder of the men's clothing store. In 1910 two other Pfeifer brothers who owned a jewelry store, Albert and Preston Pfeifer, merged with the clothier.
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 ==External links==

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 [[Image:Pfeifer.JPG|thumb|Pfeifer Department Store on Main Street, February 8, 1916. Image in public domain. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.]]
 [[Image:Main-street-pfeifer-postcar.jpg|thumb|Postcard view of Pfeifer's on Main Street (left side of street).]]
 The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 514-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by architect [[Charles L. Thompson]] in 1912. The three-story building first housed the [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]] in the 1890s. In the early 1900s the building was occupied by the Jewish Pfeifer Brothers, Leo and Harry, and their father Joseph Pfeifer - the founder of the men's clothing store. In 1910 two other Pfeifer brothers who owned a jewelry store, Albert and Preston Pfeifer, merged with the clothier.

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	[[Image:Pfeifer.JPG\|thumb\|Pfeifer Department Store on Main Street, February 8, 1916. Image in public domain. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.]]		[[Image:Pfeifer.JPG\|thumb\|Pfeifer Department Store on Main Street, February 8, 1916. Image in public domain. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.]]
		+	[[Image:Main-street-pfeifer-postcar.jpg\|thumb\|Postcard view of Pfeifer's on Main Street (left side of street).]]
	The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 514-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by architect [[Charles L. Thompson]] in 1912. The three-story building first housed the [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]] in the 1890s. In the early 1900s the building was occupied by the Jewish Pfeifer Brothers, Leo and Harry, and their father Joseph Pfeifer - the founder of the men's clothing store. In 1910 two other Pfeifer brothers who owned a jewelry store, Albert and Preston Pfeifer, merged with the clothier.		The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 514-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by architect [[Charles L. Thompson]] in 1912. The three-story building first housed the [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]] in the 1890s. In the early 1900s the building was occupied by the Jewish Pfeifer Brothers, Leo and Harry, and their father Joseph Pfeifer - the founder of the men's clothing store. In 1910 two other Pfeifer brothers who owned a jewelry store, Albert and Preston Pfeifer, merged with the clothier.

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 [[Image:Pfeifer.JPG|thumb|Pfeifer Department Store on Main Street, February 8, 1916. Image in public domain. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.]]
-The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 522-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by architect [[Charles L. Thompson]] in 1912. The three-story building first housed the [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]] in the 1890s. In the early 1900s the building was occupied by the Jewish Pfeifer Brothers, Leo and Harry, and their father Joseph Pfeifer - the founder of the men's clothing store. In 1910 two other Pfeifer brothers who owned a jewelry store, Albert and Preston Pfeifer, merged with the clothier.
+The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 514-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by architect [[Charles L. Thompson]] in 1912. The three-story building first housed the [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]] in the 1890s. In the early 1900s the building was occupied by the Jewish Pfeifer Brothers, Leo and Harry, and their father Joseph Pfeifer - the founder of the men's clothing store. In 1910 two other Pfeifer brothers who owned a jewelry store, Albert and Preston Pfeifer, merged with the clothier.
 In the 1920s the store slogan touted its location in the "Heart of Little Rock," which at that time was a stretch given its located at what was then the south end of commercial Main Street. Pfeifer's competed between the world wars with the [[Gus Blass Company]], [[M. M. Cohn]], [[Kempner's]], [[Joe D. Black]], and [[Gilbert Blass]].
 In 1934 the department store was managed by [[Sam Strauss, Sr.]], who had married Leo Pfeifer's daughter Eleanor Pfeifer in 1923.
 The department store was sold to [[Dillard's Department Stores]] in September 1963, and served as the corporate headquarters until 1991 when the company moved the headquarters west on Cantrell Road. The loss of the headquarters building devastated downtown Little Rock. In 1996 [[Quapaw Restoration Associates]] renovated the building, leasing space to the [[Arkansas Department of Human Services]], [[Division of Blind Services]].
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 *Bill Lewis, "Downtown Unlimited Honors Strauss, Reviews Progress," ''Arkansas Gazette,'' January 23, 1964.
 ==External links==

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		+	[[Image:Pfeifer.JPG\|thumb\|Pfeifer Department Store on Main Street, February 8, 1916. Image in public domain. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.]]
	The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 522-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by architect [[Charles L. Thompson]] in 1912. The three-story building first housed the [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]] in the 1890s. In the early 1900s the building was occupied by the Jewish Pfeifer Brothers, Leo and Harry, and their father Joseph Pfeifer - the founder of the men's clothing store. In 1910 two other Pfeifer brothers who owned a jewelry store, Albert and Preston Pfeifer, merged with the clothier.		The '''Pfeifer Brothers Department Store''' at 522-524 South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a Beaux Arts commercial building constructed in 1899 and enlarged and redesigned by architect [[Charles L. Thompson]] in 1912. The three-story building first housed the [[Arkansas Carpet and Furniture Company]] in the 1890s. In the early 1900s the building was occupied by the Jewish Pfeifer Brothers, Leo and Harry, and their father Joseph Pfeifer - the founder of the men's clothing store. In 1910 two other Pfeifer brothers who owned a jewelry store, Albert and Preston Pfeifer, merged with the clothier.