Monroe County Courthouse (Clarendon, Arkansas)

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Monroe County Courthouse
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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 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 (1911)
NRHP reference # 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 noted Arkansas 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]

Clarendon, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Clarendon is a city in, and the county seat of, Monroe County, Arkansas, United States. Located in the Arkansas Delta, the city's position on the White River at the mouth of the Cache River has defined the community since first incorporating in 1859. Although the river has brought devastation and disaster to the city occasionally throughout history, it has also provided economic opportunities, transportation, recreation and tourism to the city.

Monroe County, Arkansas County in the United States

Monroe County is located in the Arkansas Delta in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The county is named for James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Created as Arkansas's 20th county on November 2, 1829, Monroe County is home to two incorporated town and three incorporated cities, including Clarendon, the county seat, and Brinkley, the most populous city. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns.

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

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Monroe County Courthouse" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-25.