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United States historic place
Drew County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Drew County Courthouse is located in ArkansasDrew County CourthouseLocation in ArkansasShow map of ArkansasDrew County Courthouse is located in the United StatesDrew County CourthouseLocation in United StatesShow map of the United States
Location210 S. Main St.
Monticello, Arkansas
Coordinates33°37′36″N 91°47′29″W / 33.62667°N 91.79139°W / 33.62667; -91.79139
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1932 (1932)
Built byHewitt & Russell
ArchitectH. Ray Burks
Architectural styleArt Deco, Classical Moderne
NRHP reference No.97001226
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1997

The Drew County Courthouse is located at 210 South Main Street in Monticello, Arkansas. The 3+1⁄2-story Classical Moderne building was designed by Arkansas architect H. Ray Burks and built in 1932. It is Drew County's fourth courthouse; the first two were wood-frame buildings dating to the 1850s, the third a brick structure built 1870–71. It is an L-shaped building, built of limestone blocks and topped by a flat tar roof. It consists of a central block, five bays wide, and symmetrical flanking wings a single bay in width. The central section has a portico of six Ionic columns, which rise the full three and one half stories, and are topped by a square pediment which reads "Drew County Courthouse" flanked by the date of construction.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Gallery

  • Bell on courthouse grounds Bell on courthouse grounds
  • War memorial War memorial
  • Memorial interior Memorial interior
  • 2021 photo of Drew County Arkansas Courthouse from S Main St 2021 photo of Drew County Arkansas Courthouse from S Main St
  • Drew County Arkansas Courthouse was taken on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 12:03 PM on S Main St in Monticello Arkansas Drew County Arkansas Courthouse was taken on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 12:03 PM on S Main St in Monticello Arkansas

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Drew County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
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