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Scott County Courthouse (Arkansas)

Coordinates: 34°53′56″N 94°5′26″W / 34.89889°N 94.09056°W / 34.89889; -94.09056
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Scott County Courthouse
Scott County Courthouse (Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Scott County Courthouse (Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Scott County Courthouse (Arkansas) is located in the United States
Scott County Courthouse (Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location252 S. Main St., Waldron, Arkansas
Coordinates34°53′56″N 94°5′26″W / 34.89889°N 94.09056°W / 34.89889; -94.09056
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1933 (1933)
ArchitectBassham & Wheeler
Architectural styleArt Deco
Part ofWaldron Commercial Historic District (ID08000943)
NRHP reference No.89001971[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated CPSeptember 25, 2008

The former Scott County Courthouse is located at 252 South Main Street in Waldron, Arkansas. The current facility is located on 1st Street. The old courthouse is a two-story brick Art Deco building, set on a high foundation, and with a flat roof that has a parapet. The building was designed by Bassham & Wheeler of Fort Smith, and was built in 1934 with funding from the Works Progress Administration. It replaced an older building on the same site that was destroyed by fire.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989;[1] it is also a contributing element to the Waldron Commercial Historic District. In 2022, the Scott County Museum of History opened in the building.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Scott County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Goodner, Wes (November 15, 2023). "Scott County". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Little Rock, Arkansas: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. OCLC 68194233. Retrieved September 7, 2024.