Searcy Municipal Courthouse

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The Searcy Municipal Courthouse, formerly the Searcy Post Office is a historic government building at Gum and Arch Streets in downtown Searcy, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building with Renaissance Revival styling. The central bays of its main facade are articulated by paneled pilasters of the Corinthian order, with large two-story windows flanking a two-story entrance, all set in recessed segmented-arch openings. The shallow hipped roof has elongated eaves with large brackets. The building was designed by Oscar Wenderoth and built in 1914, and is the only high-style Renaissance Revival building in White County.[2]

Searcy Post Office
Searcy Municipal Courthouse is located in Arkansas
Searcy Municipal Courthouse
Location in Arkansas
Searcy Municipal Courthouse is located in the United States
Searcy Municipal Courthouse
Location in United States
LocationJct. of Gum and Arch Sts., SW corner, Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates35°14′59″N 91°44′24″W / 35.24972°N 91.74000°W / 35.24972; -91.74000
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectOffice of the Supervising Architect under Oscar Wenderoth
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance Revival
MPSWhite County MPS
NRHP reference No.91001200[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 20, 1992

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Searcy Post Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-23.