Clay County Courthouse, Western District

United States historic place


Clay County Courthouse, Western District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Clay County Courthouse, Western District
36°24′15″N 90°35′4″W / 36.40417°N 90.58444°W / 36.40417; -90.58444
Area	2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built	1966 (1966)
Architect	Donnellan & Porterfield
Architectural style	New Formalism
NRHP reference No.	100002946^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 18, 2018

The Clay County Courthouse, Western District is located at Courthouse Square in the center of Corning, one of two county seats of Clay County, Arkansas (the other is Piggott). It is a single-story masonry structure, built out of concrete with brick facing. The main facade is symmetrical, with a recessed entrance area sheltered by a portico with a flat roof. The courthouse was built in 1966–67 to a design by Donnellan & Porterfield. Both this courthouse and that in Piggott were built in the wake of a fire that destroyed the old Corning courthouse, and both were designed by Donnellan & Porterfield. Both are locally prominent examples of New Formalism style of Modern architecture.^[2]

The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Clay County Courthouse, Western District". State of Arkansas. Retrieved 2019-09-07.