Woodruff County Courthouse

Woodruff County Courthouse
Location 500 N. 3rd St., Augusta, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°17′15″N 91°21′52″W / 35.28750°N 91.36444°W / 35.28750; -91.36444Coordinates: 35°17′15″N 91°21′52″W / 35.28750°N 91.36444°W / 35.28750; -91.36444
Area less than one acre
Built 1901 (1901)
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP Reference # 82000959[1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 1982

The Woodruff County Courthouse is a historic courthouse at 500 North 3rd Street in Augusta, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas. It is a monumental brick Romanesque Revival building, designed by the noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson and built in 1900. It is roughly rectangular with a hip roof, but has projecting sections as well as a five-stage tower, capped by a pyramidal roof. Its main entrance is to the left of the tower, recessed in a round-arch opening.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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 Woodruff County Courthouse" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
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