Woodruff County Courthouse
Appearance
Woodruff County Courthouse | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 500 N. 3rd St., Augusta, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°17′15″N 91°21′52″W / 35.28750°N 91.36444°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1900 |
Architect | Charles L. Thompson |
Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
MPS | Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82000959[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1982 |
The Woodruff County Courthouse is a historic courthouse at 500 North 3rd Street in Augusta, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas. It is a monumental brick Romanesque Revival building, designed by the noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson and built in 1900. It is roughly rectangular with a hip roof, but has projecting sections as well as a five-stage tower, capped by a pyramidal roof. Its main entrance is to the left of the tower, recessed in a round-arch opening.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Gallery
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Clock tower view
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Front view
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War memorial in front yard
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Main entrance
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Floor in entryway
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Interior from front door
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Cornerstone
See also
[edit]- United States portal
- National Register of Historic Places portal
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Woodruff County, Arkansas
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Woodruff County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
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Categories:
- County courthouses in Arkansas
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Woodruff County, Arkansas
- Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in the United States
- 1900 establishments in Arkansas
- Government buildings completed in 1900
- Augusta, Arkansas
- Upper Delta Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs