Calhoun County Courthouse -- Hampton AR - Courthouses on Waymarking.com

The elegant Calhoun County courthouse is located at the intersection of Main Street (the US 167/AR SH 203) and 1st St S (the US 278 highway) on the western edge of Hampton.

This elegant Georgian courthouse features a tall belfry, and was listed on the US National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From Wikipedia: (visit link)

"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.

Architecture

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

Year Built: 1909 Current Use of Building: Courts and county offices Level of Courts: State/Provincial Architect: Frank W. Gibb Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1909-present Physical Address: Main at S 1st St Hampton AR Hours: Mon0Fri 0900-1700 Related Website: [Web Link]

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