Poinsett County Courthouse

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Poinsett County Courthouse
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LocationBounded by Market, East, Court, and Main Sts., Harrisburg, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°33′47″N90°43′2″W / 35.56306°N 90.71722°W / 35.56306; -90.71722 Coordinates: 35°33′47″N90°43′2″W / 35.56306°N 90.71722°W / 35.56306; -90.71722
Arealess than one acre
Built1918 (1918)
ArchitectSelligman, Mitchell; Hollingsworth, J.E.
Architectural style Classical Revival
Part of Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (ID09000736)
NRHP reference No. 89001876 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1989
Designated CPSeptember 18, 2009

The Poinsett County Courthouse is located on a city block of downtown Harrisburg, Arkansas, bounded by Court, North Main, Market, and East Streets. It is a two-story granite and concrete structure, set on a raised foundation. The central block is topped by a tiled hip roof, with an octagonal tower set on a square base at its center. The front facade has a Classical Revival tetrastyle Corinthian portico with a fully enclosed gable pediment. Wings on either side of the main block are lower in height, but project beyond the main block's front and back. They are capped by low balustrade surrounding a flat roof. The courthouse was designed by Mitchell Seligman of Pine Bluff. Construction began in 1918 and it was completed in 1920. This courthouse was built to replace an earlier courthouse which had been destroyed by fire on May 4, 1917. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

This courthouse continues to be used for County government offices. The Poinsett County website can be found at www.poinsettcounty.us

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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 Poinsett County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-08.