Lincoln County Courthouse – Star City AR

City:
Star City, AR

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1941

Completed:
1943

Designer:
Wittenberg & Delony

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The WPA built the Lincoln County courthouse in Star City between 1941 and 1943. The building was designed by the architectural firm Wittenberg & Delony, financed with a WPA grant of $135,000, and built with the assistance of WPA laborers.

Source notes

National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Work Projects Administration, Information Service, Primary File, 1936-42, Box 6, Folder 212-A. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, listed 1994.

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on July 27, 2015.

Location Info


300 South Drew St.
Star City, Arkansas 71667
Lincoln County

Coordinates: 33.9404779, -91.84511959999998

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