Prairie County Courthouse (Des Arc, Arkansas)
Appearance
Prairie County Courthouse | |
Location | Main St., Des Arc, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°58′39″N 91°29′39″W / 34.97750°N 91.49417°W |
Built | 1913 |
Architect | Morrison, R.P. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 77000266[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 18, 1977 |
The Prairie County Courthouse of Des Arc, Arkansas is one of two county courthouses in Prairie County, Arkansas. Des Arc is one of two county seats, and De Valls Bluff, the other also has a courthouse. The one in Des Arc is located downtown, at Court Square and 2nd Streets. It is a handsome two-story brick building with Georgian and Italian Revival features, designed and built in 1913, after the city's second county courthouse was destroyed by fire. It was designed by R.P. Morrison and cost $27,500.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
Gallery
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Side of courthouse
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Front view
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Courthouse annex (across Main Street)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Summary description of Prairie County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
Categories:
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Colonial Revival architecture in Arkansas
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Arkansas
- Government buildings completed in 1913
- County courthouses in Arkansas
- Buildings and structures in Prairie County, Arkansas
- 1913 establishments in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Prairie County, Arkansas
- Central Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs