Harrison Courthouse Square Historic District
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Harrison Courthouse Square Historic District
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| Nearest city: | Harrison, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: | 36°13′51″N 93°6′28″W / 36.23083°N 93.10778°WCoordinates: 36°13′51″N 93°6′28″W / 36.23083°N 93.10778°W |
| Area: | 15.5 acres (6.3 ha) |
| Built: | 1905 |
| Architect: | Charles L. Thompson; Eugene Johnson |
| Architectural style: | Early Commercial, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 99000523[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 6, 1999 |
The Harrison Courthouse Square Historic District is an area of Harrison, Arkansas. It is known by residents simply as "the Square". The Harrison Courthouse Square Historic District includes the 1911 Boone County Courthouse, two pharmacies, several clothing stores and restaurants, and a Marine Corps museum. The District also has a bank and the Lyric Theater. The District is the site of several annual festivals, including Crawdad Days and the Fall Festival. Several war memorials stand on the Courthouse lawn. The Square is known as the site of the shooting of famous outlaw Henry Starr.
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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