Drew County Courthouse

Drew County Courthouse
Location 210 S. Main St.
Monticello, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°37′36″N 91°47′29″W / 33.62667°N 91.79139°W / 33.62667; -91.79139Coordinates: 33°37′36″N 91°47′29″W / 33.62667°N 91.79139°W / 33.62667; -91.79139
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1932 (1932)
Architectural style Art Deco, Classical Moderne
NRHP Reference # 97001226[1]
Added to NRHP October 17, 1997

The Drew County Courthouse is located at 210 South Main Street in Monticello, Arkansas. The 3.5 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.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

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  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Drew County Courthouse" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-01-24.


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