Ouachita County Courthouse

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Ouachita County Courthouse
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Location145 Jefferson Ave., Camden, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°35′4″N92°49′49″W / 33.58444°N 92.83028°W / 33.58444; -92.83028 Coordinates: 33°35′4″N92°49′49″W / 33.58444°N 92.83028°W / 33.58444; -92.83028
Arealess than one acre
Built1933 (1933)
Built byWilliam Peterson
ArchitectThomas Harding Jr.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 89001958 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989

The Ouachita County Courthouse is located at 145 Jefferson Avenue in Camden, Arkansas, the seat of Ouachita County. The two-story brick and concrete structure was designed by Little Rock architect Thomas Harding, and completed in 1933. The architecturally distinctive building exhibits a restrained Colonial Revival style (which was then passing out of fashion, with elements of Art Deco. It is a T-shaped building with symmetrical wings flanking a Classical style columned and gabled portico. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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 Ouachita County Courthouse" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-06-23.