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Old Randolph County Courthouse (Arkansas)

Coordinates: 36°15′38″N 90°58′10″W / 36.26056°N 90.96944°W / 36.26056; -90.96944
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Old Randolph County Courthouse
Old Randolph County Courthouse (Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Old Randolph County Courthouse (Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Old Randolph County Courthouse (Arkansas) is located in the United States
Old Randolph County Courthouse (Arkansas)
Location in United States
LocationBroadway and Vance St. Pocahontas, Arkansas
Coordinates36°15′38″N 90°58′10″W / 36.26056°N 90.96944°W / 36.26056; -90.96944
Built1875
Part ofPocahontas Commercial Historic District (ID09000315)
NRHP reference No.73000390[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1973
Designated CPJune 12, 2009

The Old Randolph County Courthouse is a historic former county courthouse at Broadway and Vance Street in the center of Pocahontas, Arkansas. It is a two-story Italianate Victorian brick structure, built in 1872, regionally distinctive for its architectural style. It has brick quoined corners, and a low hip roof with small central gables on each elevation, and a square cupola with flared roof. Its eaves are studded with paired brackets and dentil moulding. It served as the county courthouse until 1940, and has since then has housed city offices, the local public library, and other offices.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Old Randolph County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-31.