The Woodruff County Courthouse is a historic courthouse at 500 North 3rd Street in Augusta, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas. It is a monumental brick Romanesque Revival building, designed by the noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson and built in 1900. It is roughly rectangular with a hip roof, but has projecting sections as well as a five-stage tower, capped by a pyramidal roof. Its main entrance is to the left of the tower, recessed in a round-arch opening.[2]
Woodruff County Courthouse | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 500 N. 3rd St., Augusta, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°17′15″N 91°21′52″W / 35.28750°N 91.36444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Charles L. Thompson |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| MPS | Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000959[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1982 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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Clock tower view -
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War memorial in front yard -
Main entrance -
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Cornerstone
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 Woodruff County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
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