Saline County Courthouse (Arkansas)

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Saline County Courthouse
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Courthouse in 2012
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LocationCourthouse Square, Benton, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°33′53″N92°35′15″W / 34.56472°N 92.58750°W / 34.56472; -92.58750
Built1901
Architect Charles L. Thompson
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 76000465 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1976

The Saline County Courthouse in Benton, Arkansas is the county courthouse of Saline County. Built in 1901, the courthouse was the third built in the county. Architect Charles L. Thompson designed the building in the Romanesque Revival style, an uncommon design choice in Arkansas. The two-story brick building features a four-story clock tower at one corner, smaller towers at the other three corners, dentillated cornices, and rounded arch entrances. The courthouse has served as Saline County's seat of government since its construction. [2]

The building features a mural, The Bauxite Mine, painted in 1942 by San Antonio, Texas, artist Julius Woeltz. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

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The Bauxite Mine

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Saline County Courthouse, Benton, Saline County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.