Bradley County Courthouse and Clerk's Office

Bradley County Courthouse is a courthouse in Warren, Arkansas, United States, the county seat of Bradley County, built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The courthouse was built using two colors of brick and features a 2½ story clock tower.

Not to be confused with Bradley County Courthouse Annex.

Bradley County Courthouse and Clerk's Office
Bradley County Courthouse
Bradley County Courthouse and Clerk's Office is located in Arkansas
Bradley County Courthouse and Clerk's Office
Bradley County Courthouse and Clerk's Office is located in the United States
Bradley County Courthouse and Clerk's Office
Interactive map showing the location of Bradley County Courthouse
LocationCourthouse Square, Warren, Arkansas
Coordinates33°36′53″N 92°3′48″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
Built byE. L. Koonce
ArchitectFrank W. Gibb
Part ofWarren Commercial Historic District (ID16000433)
NRHP reference No.76000389[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976
Designated CPJuly 11, 2016

History

Bradley County was established in 1840 from Union County and was named for Hugh Bradley. Eventually Bradley County was fragmented into five more counties. Pennington Settlement, later renamed Warren, became the county seat around 1840.[2] Two courthouses, a log cabin and later a brick and stucco building, were used for county business until the building of the current structure in 1903.[3]

Architecture
Former county clerk's office
See also: Classical Revival architecture

The Bradley County Courthouse has a two-tone brick exterior with quoin arched windows as well as gauged voussoirs and dentils along the cornices. A tower in one corner of the structure has clocks facing all four directions, an arched cupola, and a hexagonal shaped roof.[4] Also included on the National Register of Historic Places is a one-story brick building built in 1890. Originally the county clerk's office, the building now serves as a library.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Bradley County". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  3. Gill, John Purifoy; Gill, Marjem Jackson (1980). On the Courthouse Square in Arkansas. LCCN 80-65253.
  4. "Bradley County Courthouse and County Clerk's Office, Warren, Bradley County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
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