Texarkana, Arkansas, Municipal Building

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Texarkana, Arkansas, Municipal Building
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Location in Arkansas
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Location in United States
LocationWalnut and third Sts., Texarkana, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°25′25″N94°2′22″W / 33.42361°N 94.03944°W / 33.42361; -94.03944
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Built byMcGehee, Stewart Construction
Architect Witt, Seibert & Halsey
Architectural style Collegiate Gothic, Art Deco
NRHP reference No. 03001456 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2004

The Municipal Building of Texarkana, Arkansas, is located at Walnut and Third Streets in the downtown of the city. It was built between 1927 and 1930 to a design by Witt, Seibert & Halsey, which has elements of the Collegiate Gothic and Art Deco styles. The building houses a large auditorium in the center, with city offices in one wing and the main fire station in the other. It also houses the city jail. The building is located about three blocks from the state line with Texarkana, Texas. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Texarkana, Arkansas, Municipal Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved October 20, 2014.