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
Charles L. Thompson and associates is an architectural group that was established in Arkansas since the late 1800s. It is now known as Cromwell Architects Engineers, Inc.. This article is about Thompson and associates' work as part of one ...
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.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Gallery
Woodruff County Courthouse 003.jpg, Clock tower view
Woodruff County Courthouse 006.jpg, Front view
Woodruff County Courthouse 008.jpg, War memorial in front yard
Woodruff County Courthouse 009.jpg, Main entrance
Woodruff County Courthouse 011.jpg, Floor in entryway
Woodruff County Courthouse 012.jpg, Interior from front door
Woodruff County Courthouse 013.jpg, Cornerstone
See also
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References
County courthouses in Arkansas
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Romanesque Revival architecture in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Woodruff County, Arkansas
Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in the United States
1900 establishments in Arkansas
Government buildings completed in 1900
Augusta, Arkansas
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