Drew County Courthouse

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Drew County Courthouse
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Location210 S. Main St.
Monticello, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°37′36″N91°47′29″W / 33.62667°N 91.79139°W / 33.62667; -91.79139 Coordinates: 33°37′36″N91°47′29″W / 33.62667°N 91.79139°W / 33.62667; -91.79139
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1932 (1932)
Built byHewitt and Russell
ArchitectH. Ray Burks
Architectural style Art Deco, Classical Moderne
NRHP reference No. 97001226 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1997

The Drew County Courthouse is located at 210 South Main Street in Monticello, Arkansas. The 3+12-story Classical Moderne building was designed by Arkansas architect H. Ray Burks and built in 1932. It is Drew County's fourth courthouse; the first two were wood-frame buildings dating to the 1850s, the third a brick structure built 1870–71. It is an L-shaped building, built of limestone blocks and topped by a flat tar roof. It consists of a central block, five bays wide, and symmetrical flanking wings a single bay in width. The central section has a portico of six Ionic columns, which rise the full three and one half stories, and are topped by a square pediment which reads "Drew County Courthouse" flanked by the date of construction. [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

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References

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  2. "NRHP nomination for Drew County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-01-24.