Miller County Courthouse - Texarkana, Arkansas
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N 33° 25.582 W 094° 02.323
15S E 403434 N 3699038
This lovely county courthouse was built in about 1939 in an Art Deco style known as W.P.A. Moderne. It was a Works Progress Administration project to replace the original 1880s brick structure. It's one of the many buildings designed by E.C. Seibert.
Waymark Code: WMBART
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2011
Views: 9
Plans for this building began in 1938 when the old brick courthouse was condemned. The architect, E.C. Seibert was a member of Witt, Seibert and Halsey, a Texarkana based firm that designed hundreds of buildings throughout Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. The Manhattan Construction Company built the structure. It was dedicated in 1939. The Miller County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
The largest image (Ju 2010) was taken from the roof of the P.J. Ahern House across Laurel Street from the Miller County Courthouse.
Street address:
400 Laurel Street
Texarkana, AR United States
71854
County / Borough / Parish: Miller
Year listed: 1998
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Criterion C with local significance
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Government
Current function: Government
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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