Boone County Courthouse (Harrison, Arkansas)

Boone County Courthouse
Location Courthouse Sq., Harrison, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°13′49″N 93°6′29″W / 36.23028°N 93.10806°W / 36.23028; -93.10806Coordinates: 36°13′49″N 93°6′29″W / 36.23028°N 93.10806°W / 36.23028; -93.10806
Area less than one acre
Built 1909
Architect Charles L. Thompson
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Other
Part of Harrison Courthouse Square Historic District (#99000523)
NRHP Reference # 76000387[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 21, 1976
Designated CP May 6, 1999

The Boone County Courthouse is a historic courthouse on Courthouse Square in Harrison, Arkansas. It is a two story brick structure, designed by noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson and built in 1907. It is Georgian Revival in style, with a hip roof above a course of dentil molding, and bands of cast stone that mark the floor levels of the building. It has a projecting gabled entry section, three bays wide, with brick pilasters separating the center entrance from the flanking windows. The gable end has a dentillated pediment, and has a bullseye window at the center.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Boone County Courthouse" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-22.


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