Monroe County Courthouse (Clarendon, Arkansas)

Monroe County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Courthouse Sq., Clarendon, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°41′33″N91°18′51″W / 34.69250°N 91.31417°W / 34.69250; -91.31417
Area	less than one acre
Built	1911;114 years ago (1911)
Built by	W.A. Prather & Co.
Architect	Charles L. Thompson
NRHP reference No.	76000439 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 14, 1976

The Monroe County Courthouse is located at Courthouse Square in Clarendon, the county seat of Monroe County, Arkansas. It is a large brick building with Classical Revival features, designed by the architect Charles L. Thompson and built in 1911. It has low octagonal towers topped by tile roofs at each corner, and a tall clocktower on its main facade. The interior lobby spaces are finished with ceramic tile floors and marble wainscoting. ^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Monroe County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved June 25, 2015.