Jefferson County Courthouse (Arkansas)

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Jefferson County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse in 2005
Location in Arkansas
General information
Type	Courthouse
Architectural style	Victorian
Address	101 West Barraque Street
Town or city	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Country	United States
Coordinates	34°13′47.2″N 92°00′11.9″W / 34.229778°N 92.003306°W / 34.229778; -92.003306
Completed	1856 (168 years ago) (1856)
Technical details
Floor count	2
Known for	Battle of Pine Bluff


Jefferson County Courthouse
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Part of	Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District (ID08000438^[1])
Added to NRHP	May 20, 2008

The Jefferson County Courthouse is the center of county government for Jefferson County, Arkansas. It is located in the Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District in Pine Bluff on the border between the Arkansas delta and Piney Woods.

History

Built in 1856, the building was largely destroyed by fire in 1976. However, the surviving portions of the building were incorporated into the restored structure. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places within the Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District submittal in 2008.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

Media related to Jefferson County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Areas

Education

Primary & secondary schools	Pine Bluff SD Pine Bluff HS Watson Chapel SD Watson Chapel HS White Hall SD Friendship Aspire (including former Southeast Arkansas Prep) Ridgway Christian Closed Dollarway SD Dollarway HS (also of Pine Bluff SD) Townsend Park HS Merrill HS (of Pine Bluff SD) Coleman HS (of Watson Chapel SD) St. Joseph Catholic St. Peter's Catholic
Tertiary institutions	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff See template Southeast Arkansas College
Libraries	Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System