Pulaski County Courthouse (Arkansas)

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Pulaski County Courthouse
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Location405 W. Markham St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′57″N92°16′32″W / 34.74917°N 92.27556°W / 34.74917; -92.27556 Coordinates: 34°44′57″N92°16′32″W / 34.74917°N 92.27556°W / 34.74917; -92.27556
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1887 (1887)
ArchitectMax A. Orlopp, Jr., George Mann
Architectural style Beaux Arts, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 79000454 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1979
1890 drawing of the courthouse. Pulaski County Courthouse, Arkansas, with caption.png
1890 drawing of the courthouse.

The Pulaski County Courthouse is located at 405 West Markham Street in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, the state capital and the county seat of Pulaski County. It is set among a number of other state and city government buildings, on a city block bounded by West Markham, Spring, West 2nd, and South Broadway Streets, with a county park occupying the western portion of the block. The courthouse has two portions: an elaborate Romanesque edifice built of stone and brick in 1887–89 to a design by Max A. Orlopp, and a large four-story Beaux Arts annex designed by George Mann and added in 1913–14. The annex is acknowledged as one of Mann's most successful commissions. [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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 Pulaski County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-25.

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