Prairie County Courthouse (Des Arc, Arkansas)

Prairie County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Main St., Des Arc, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°58′39″N91°29′39″W / 34.97750°N 91.49417°W / 34.97750; -91.49417
Built	1913
Architect	Morrison, R.P.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	77000266 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 18, 1977

The Prairie County Courthouse of Des Arc, Arkansas, is one of two county courthouses in Prairie County, Arkansas. Des Arc is one of two county seats, and De Valls Bluff, the other, also has a courthouse. The one in Des Arc is located downtown, at Court Square and 2nd Streets. It is a handsome two-story brick building with Georgian and Italian Revival features, designed and built in 1913, following the destruction of the city's second county courthouse by fire. It was designed by R.P. Morrison and cost $27,500. ^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. ^[1]

Gallery

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  Side of courthouse
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  Front view
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  Courthouse annex (across Main Street)

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Prairie County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Summary description of Prairie County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved January 18, 2016.