Prairie County Courthouse (Des Arc, Arkansas)

	Prairie County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Main St., Des Arc, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°58′39″N 91°29′39″W / 34.97750°N 91.49417°W
Built	1913
Architect	Morrison, R.P.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	77000266
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, after the city's second county courthouse was destroyed by fire. It was designed by R.P. Morrison and cost $27,500.^[2] The courthouse also accommodates the Prairie County District Court - Northern District, presided over by District Judge Hon. Mark Derrick. This court handles civil cases up to $25,000, small claims, traffic violations, and misdemeanors.

Additionally, the Arkansas Department of Corrections operates an office within the courthouse at 200 Courthouse Square, Des Arc, AR 72040. This office oversees community correction programs in the area.

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

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

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Summary description of Prairie County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-18.

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