Randolph County Courthouse (Arkansas)

Randolph County Courthouse
Location Jct. of Broadway and N. Marr Sts., SW corner, Pocahontas, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°15′39″N 90°58′16″W / 36.26083°N 90.97111°WCoordinates: 36°15′39″N 90°58′16″W / 36.26083°N 90.97111°W
Built 1940
Architect Stern, Eugene John
Architectural style Art Deco
Governing body Local
Part of Pocahontas Commercial Historic District (#09000315)
NRHP Reference # 96000910[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 22, 1996
Designated CP June 12, 2009

The Randolph County Courthouse is located at the southwest corner of Broadway and North Marr Street in downtown Pocahontas, the county seat of Randolph County, Arkansas. It is a two story brick and concrete Art Deco building, designed by Eugene John Stern and built in 1940 with funding from the Works Progress Administration. The primary construction material is buff-colored brick, but its raised central section is faced in gray concrete, which is also used in banding around the sides of the building. The central section has an arcade created by four tall fluted square pillars with capitals reminiscent of Corinthian design. The building replaced the old courthouse, an 1870s Italianate building that now houses other civic offices.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Randolph County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-06.