Franklin County Courthouse (Ozark, Arkansas)

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Franklin County Courthouse (Ozark, Arkansas)
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Location211 W. Commercial St., Ozark, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°29′11″N93°49′36″W / 35.48639°N 93.82667°W / 35.48639; -93.82667
Arealess than one acre
Built1944 (1944)
Built byTom Eads (1944)
Architect Frank W. Gibb (1904)
T. Ewing Shelton (1944)
Architectural styleClassical Moderne
Part of Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District (ID02001599)
NRHP reference No. 95001123 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1995
Designated CPDecember 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]

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The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Franklin County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 14, 2015.

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