The Boone County Courthouse is a historic courthouse 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]
Boone County Courthouse | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 100 N. Main St., Harrison, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 36°13′49″N 93°6′29″W / 36.23028°N 93.10806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1909 |
Architect | Charles L. Thompson |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
Part of | Harrison Courthouse Square Historic District (ID99000523) |
NRHP reference No. | 76000387[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 21, 1976 |
Designated CP | May 6, 1999 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
See also
edit- Boone County Jail, also designed by Thompson and NRHP-listed in Harrison
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Boone County, Arkansas
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Boone County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2015.