The Calhoun County Courthouse is a courthouse in Hampton, Arkansas, the county seat of Calhoun County, built in 1909. Located within downtown Hampton, the two-story brick building was designed by Frank W. Gibb, who designed 60 courthouses in Arkansas. The courthouse is both a historically and architecturally significant structure, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of this significance in 1976.[1]
Calhoun County Courthouse | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | Courthouse Sq., Hampton, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°32′15″N 92°28′19″W / 33.53750°N 92.47194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909 |
| Built by | E.L. Koonce |
| Architect | Frank W. Gibb |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000390[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
Architecture
editConstructed by E. L. Koonce, the Calhoun County Courthouse is a two-story brick Georgian Revival structure with a five-story clock tower.[2] The building is not particularly ornamented, with cut stone trim, including stone keystones above arched windows.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Calhoun County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- ^ Gill, John Purifoy; Gill, Marjem Jackson (1980). On the Courthouse Square in Arkansas. LCCN 80-65253.
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