Not for Publication: Ci ty/Town : Vicinity: N/A County: Craishead

NPS Form 10-900
OMB
NO. 1024-0018
(Rev. 8-86]
United S t a t e s Department of the Interior
National P a r k Service
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
REGISTRATION FORM
1. Name of Property
H i s t o r i c Name:
J
Craiqhead County Courthouse
O t h e r Narne/Site N u m b e r :
Street
Number:
&
CG0043
511 Main Street
Not f o r Publication:
Ci ty/Town :
County:
State:
Ownership
Vicinity:
Jonesboro
Proper
Category of Property:
Craishead County
N/A
Code:AROIZI Zip Code: 72401
Public-Local
~uilding
Number of Resources within Property:
Contributing
Noncontributing
Buildings
Sites
Structures
Objects
0
Total
Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National
Register: N J A
Name of related multiple property listing:
NJA
v Couraouse
tv. A r w s i l ~
County and State
Name of Property
4 . State/Federal Agency Certification
As t h e designated authority u n d e r t h e National Historic Preservation A c t
of 1986, as amended, I hereby c e r t i f y that this X
nomination
request f o r determination of eligibility meets the documentation
standards f o r registering properties in the National Register of
H i s t o r i c Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements
s e t forth in 3 6 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, t h e property
X meets
does not meet the National Register Criteria.
Signature of certifying official
Date
Arkansas Historic Preservation Prosram
S t a t e or Federal agency and bureau
perty
-meets
does not meet the National
5-27-9f
Date
State
.
1,
or Federal agency and bureau
National Park Service Certification
hereby c e r t i f y t h a t this property is:
- entered in t h e National Register
- determined eligible for the
National Register
-determined not eligible f o r t h e
National Register
-removed from t h e National Register
,
other (explain):
Signature of Keeper Date
Of a c t i o n
.
ead rountv Courthouse
Name of Property
Cra&k&
Countv. Arkansas
County and State
I
6, Function or Use
I
Historic :
Gsvem~nt-
Sub :
Courthouse
Current
Government
Sub:
Courthouse
:
Architectural C l a s s i f i c a t i o n , :
Art D e c o
Materials: foundation Cast Concrete
walls
Brick
roof Tar
other
Describe present and historic physical appearance:
The Craighead County Courthouse, Western District, was built in 1934 at Main
and Washington Streets in Jonesboro. T h e two-story Art Deco government
building is constructed of red brick with limestone coping, belt courses and
decorative entrances with fluted pilasters and engraved pediments. Several
markers stand on the courthouse lawn including a World War I doughboy
monument and a plaque commemorating Hattie Caraway, who was t h e first woman
in America elected to a U.S. Senate seat, and t h e f i r s t female chairman of a
Senate committee. The present c o u r t h o u s e is the f i f t h for Craighead Countyls
western d i s t r i c t as three previous buildings w e r e destroyed by f i r e and a
f o u r t h brick building was razed in 1933. Jonesboro expanded t h e i r courthouse
operations i n 1995 w i t h an annex across Union street connected by a brick
skywalk. The expansion is constructed of red brick and embellished with
limestone details and double-hung windows t h a t s i m u l a t e those of t h e 1934
building. The courthouse is in excellent condition and all additions have
been sensitively applied.
Elaboration
The Craighead County Courthouse in Jonesboro was constructed in 1934 at Main
and Washington Streets. The two-story Art Deco government building is
constructed of red brick with limestone coping, belt courses and decorative
entrances with fluted pilasters and engraved pediments. The building's
elevations follow an irregular line t y p i c a l of t h e Art Deco style w i t h
setbacks and varying roof levels.