Hempstead County Courthouse

The Hempstead County Courthouse is located at the northwest corner of 5th and Washington Streets in Hope, the county seat of Hempstead County, Arkansas. The five story masonry structure was designed by the Little Rock firm of McAninch and Anderson, and built in 1939 with funding from the Public Works Administration, a depression-era federal jobs program. It is Hope's finest example of Art Deco architecture. Its entry is framed by a series of molded concrete panels, separated by inverted chevrons. The panels depict a variety of industries and professions, including construction, mining, medicine, defense, electricity, farming, and brickmaking. Chevron paneling is repeated in the cornice. The interior of the building is virtually unaltered, except for two courtrooms on the upper floors, which required complete renovation following a lightning-induced fire in 1979. The 1939 building has had a large jail added, but this was done in a sympathetic manner to the original's design.[2]

Hempstead County Courthouse
LocationNW corner of 5th and Washington Sts., Hope, Arkansas
Coordinates33°39′52″N 93°35′55″W
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1939 (1939)
Built byB.W. Edwards
ArchitectMcAninch and Anderson
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.94000442[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1994

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Hempstead County Courthouse" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-22.


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