The Jefferson County Courthouse is the center of county government for

Jefferson County, Arkansas Jefferson County, officially the County of Jefferson, is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas in the area known as the Arkansas Delta that extends west of the Mississippi River. Jefferson County consists of fi ...

. It is located in the Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District in Pine Bluff on the border between the

Arkansas delta The Arkansas Delta is one of the six natural regions of the state of Arkansas. Willard B. Gatewood Jr., author of ''The Arkansas Delta: Land of Paradox'', says that rich cotton lands of the Arkansas Delta make that area "The Deepest of the Deep ...

and Piney Woods.

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Built in 1856, the building was largely destroyed by fire in 1976. However, the surviving portions of the building were incorporated into the restored structure. The courthouse was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

within the Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District submittal in 2008.

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* 1856 establishments in Arkansas American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places American Civil War sites in Arkansas Battle of Pine Bluff County courthouses in Arkansas Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Government buildings completed in 1856 Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Terminating vistas in the United States Tourist attractions in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Victorian architecture in Arkansas Rebuilt buildings and structures in Arkansas {{JeffersonCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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