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Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sebastian County Courthouse-Fort Smith City Hall is located in ArkansasSebastian County Courthouse-Fort Smith City HallLocation in ArkansasShow map of ArkansasSebastian County Courthouse-Fort Smith City Hall is located in the United StatesSebastian County Courthouse-Fort Smith City HallLocation in United StatesShow map of the United States
Location100 S. 6th St., Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates35°23′8″N 94°25′34″W / 35.38556°N 94.42611°W / 35.38556; -94.42611
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
Built byManhattan Construction Co.
ArchitectE. Chester Nelson and Bassham & Wheeler
Architectural styleArt Deco, WPA Moderne
NRHP reference No.93000484
Added to NRHPJune 8, 1993

The Sebastian County Courthouse/Fort Smith City Hall is a historic civic building at 100 South 6th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large four-story stone and concrete structure with modest Art Deco styling, designed by Fort Smith architects E. Chester Nelson and Bassham & Wheeler and built in 1937 with funding from the Public Works Administration. Its interior lobby and courthouse spaces are richly decorated, with marble walls, terrazzo marble flooring, and ornamental moldings around doorways. The building continues to house county facilities; the city offices are now located on Garrison Avenue.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

  • General view General view
  • Commemorative plaque Commemorative plaque
  • Aluminum Art Deco Aluminum Art Deco
  • Main Entrance Light Main Entrance Light
  • Sculpted eagle Sculpted eagle

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas".
  3. "NRHP nomination for Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
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