Calhoun County Courthouse (Arkansas)

The Calhoun County Courthouse is a courthouse in Hampton, Arkansas, the county seat of Calhoun County, built in 1909. Located within downtown Hampton, the two-story brick building was designed by Frank W. Gibb, who designed 60 courthouses in Arkansas. The courthouse is both a historically and architecturally significant structure, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of this significance in 1976.[1]

Calhoun County Courthouse
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
LocationCourthouse Sq., Hampton, Arkansas
Coordinates33°32′15″N 92°28′19″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
Built byE.L. Koonce
ArchitectFrank W. Gibb
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No.76000390[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

Architecture
See also: Georgian architecture

Constructed by E. L. Koonce, the Calhoun County Courthouse is a two-story brick Georgian Revival structure with a five-story clock tower.[2] The building is not particularly ornamented, with cut stone trim, including stone keystones above arched windows.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Calhoun County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  3. Gill, John Purifoy; Gill, Marjem Jackson (1980). On the Courthouse Square in Arkansas. LCCN 80-65253.


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