Desha County Courthouse

The Desha County Courthouse, on Robert S. Moore Avenue in Arkansas City, Arkansas, is the county seat of Desha County. The 2+12-story Romanesque Revival brick building was built in 1900 to a design by Little Rock architect Rome Harding. Its most distinctive feature is its four-story square tower, which features doubled rectangular windows on the first level, a round-arch window on the second, an open round arch on the third, and clock faces on the fourth level. The tower is topped by a pyramidal roof with finial.[2]

Desha County Courthouse
Desha County Courthouse is located in Arkansas
Desha County Courthouse
Location in Arkansas
Desha County Courthouse is located in the United States
Desha County Courthouse
Location in United States
LocationRobert S. Moore Ave., Arkansas City, Arkansas
Coordinates33°36′33″N 91°12′8″W / 33.60917°N 91.20222°W / 33.60917; -91.20222
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)
ArchitectHarding, Rome
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.76000403[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1976

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Desha County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-02-25.