Washington County Courthouse | |
Location | 4 South College Avenue, Fayetteville, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 36°3′45″N 94°9′27″W / 36.06250°N 94.15750°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1905 |
Built by | George Donaghey |
Architect | Charles L. Thompson |
Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 72000212[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
The Washington County Courthouse is the name of a current courthouse and that of a historic one in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County. The historic building, built in 1905, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The historic courthouse is the fifth building to serve Washington County, with the prior buildings located on the Historic Square where the Old Post Office is today.[2] The building is one of the prominent historic buildings that compose the Fayetteville skyline, in addition to Old Main.
A new building was acquired in 1989 to better serve Washington County's county administration needs. The present-day courthouse is located at the intersection of College Avenue and Dickson Street, just north of historic building. Most county offices are located in the new building, with the historic courthouse serving as a repository for county records.