- City:
- Texarkana, AR
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1939
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designer:
- E. C. Seibert - Architect
- Contractor:
- Manhattan Construction
Description
This Moderne-style of Art Deco courthouse was completed in 1939 by the WPA. The architect was E. C. Seibert, whose firm helped design the U. S. Post Office and Courthouse located in downtown Texarkana in 1931. Seibert was mayor of Texarkana at the time he designed and supervised construction of the Miller County Courthouse.
Source notes
Arkansas Historical Preservation Project. Retrieved from https://www.arkansaspreservation.com/historic-properties/_search_nomination_popup.aspx?id=4. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved from nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/AR/Miller/state.html. Rowe, B. J. (n. d.) Miller County. Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Retrieved from https://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=790.Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on January 14, 2014.
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