The Monroe County Courthouse is located at Courthouse Square in Clarendon, the county seat of

Monroe County, Arkansas Monroe County is located in the Arkansas Delta in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The County (United States), county is named for James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Created as Arkansas's 20th county on November 2, 1829, Monroe C ...

. It is a large brick building with Classical Revival features, designed by the architect Charles L. Thompson and built in 1911. It has low octagonal towers topped by tile roofs at each corner, and a tall clocktower on its main facade. The interior lobby spaces are finished with ceramic tile floors and marble wainscoting. The building was listed on the

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in 1976.

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Government buildings completed in 1911 Buildings and structures in Monroe County, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Arkansas Courthouses in Arkansas {{MonroeCountyAR-NRHP-stub