Poinsett County Courthouse

United States historic place

Significant dates

Poinsett County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


35°33′47″N 90°43′2″W / 35.56306°N 90.71722°W / 35.56306; -90.71722
Area	less than one acre
Built	1918 (1918)
Architect	Selligman, Mitchell; Hollingsworth, J.E.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Part of	Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (ID09000736)
NRHP reference No.	89001876^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 3, 1989
Designated CP	September 18, 2009

The Poinsett County Courthouse is located on a city block of downtown Harrisburg, Arkansas, bounded by Court, North Main, Market, and East Streets. It is a two-story granite and concrete structure, set on a raised foundation. The central block is topped by a tiled hip roof, with an octagonal tower set on a square base at its center. The front facade has a Classical Revival tetrastyle Corinthian portico with a fully enclosed gable pediment. Wings on either side of the main block are lower in height, but project beyond the main block's front and back. They are capped by low balustrade surrounding a flat roof. The courthouse was designed by Mitchell Seligman of Pine Bluff. Construction began in 1918 and it was completed in 1920. This courthouse was built to replace an earlier courthouse which had been destroyed by fire on May 4, 1917.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]

This courthouse continues to be used for County government offices. The Poinsett County website can be found at www.poinsettcounty.us

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Poinsett County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-08.