Monroe County Courthouse (Clarendon, Arkansas)

The Monroe County Courthouse is located at Courthouse Square in Clarendon, the county seat of Monroe County, Arkansas. It is a large brick building with Classical Revival features, designed by the architect Charles L. Thompson and built in 1911. It has low octagonal towers topped by tile roofs at each corner, and a tall clocktower on its main facade. The interior lobby spaces are finished with ceramic tile floors and marble wainscoting.[2]

Monroe County Courthouse
Monroe County Courthouse (Clarendon, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Monroe County Courthouse (Clarendon, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Monroe County Courthouse (Clarendon, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Monroe County Courthouse (Clarendon, Arkansas)
Location in United States
LocationCourthouse Sq., Clarendon, Arkansas
Coordinates34°41′33″N 91°18′51″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
Built byW.A. Prather & Co.
ArchitectCharles L. Thompson
NRHP reference No.76000439[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1976

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Monroe County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-25.


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