The Searcy Municipal Courthouse, formerly the Searcy Post Office is a historic government building at Gum and Arch Streets in downtown Searcy, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building with Renaissance Revival styling. The central bays of its main facade are articulated by paneled pilasters of the Corinthian order, with large two-story windows flanking a two-story entrance, all set in recessed segmented-arch openings. The shallow hipped roof has elongated eaves with large brackets. The building was designed by Oscar Wenderoth and built in 1914, and is the only high-style Renaissance Revival building in White County.[2]
Searcy Post Office | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | Jct. of Gum and Arch Sts., SW corner, Searcy, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°14′59″N 91°44′24″W / 35.24972°N 91.74000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under Oscar Wenderoth |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance Revival |
| MPS | White County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001200[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 20, 1992 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Searcy Post Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
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