Franklin County Courthouse (Ozark, Arkansas)
Appearance
Franklin County Courthouse | |
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Location in Arkansas | |
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Location | 211 W. Commercial St., Ozark, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°29′11″N 93°49′36″W / 35.48639°N 93.82667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1944 |
Built by | Tom Eads (1944) |
Architect | Frank W. Gibb (1904) T. Ewing Shelton (1944) |
Architectural style | Classical Moderne |
Part of | Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District (ID02001599) |
NRHP reference No. | 95001123[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1995 |
Designated CP | December 27, 2002 |
The Franklin County Courthouse is located at 211 West Commercial Street in Ozark, the county seat of Franklin County, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick structure, with a tower prominently sited at one corner. The courthouse was built in 1904 to a design by Little Rock architect Frank W. Gibb, and originally had Italianate styling. It was extensively damaged by fire in 1944, and its upper level was rebuilt in a Classical Moderne style to a design by T. Ewing Sheldon, an architect from Fayetteville.[2]
The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Franklin County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
External links
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