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Arkansas Courthouses: Architectural Style and Tradition

This study examines the county courthouses of Arkansas with the purpose of discovering certain qualities which they possess as architecture. Stylistic influences are identified, as are influential architects, periods of building activity, and characteristics of age and condition. An historical overview provides information concerning nationwide trends in public architecture over the last century, allowing observations as to the effects which national and regional tastes had on Arkansas' county courthouse builders. It is concluded that Arkansas' county courthouses reflect, to some extent, the stylistic preferences and backwardness of southern and rural courthouses, respectively. The Georgian Revival is identified as the most popular style for courthouses still in use, although the most active building period is found to be the 1930s, when WPA design specifications dominated Arkansas courthouse architecture.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504042
Date08 1900
CreatorsHines, Robert M. (Robert Maxwell)
ContributorsGleeson, Larry A., Smith, Patrick S.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatviii, 182 leaves: ill., Text
CoverageUnited States - Arkansas
RightsPublic, Hines, Robert M. (Robert Maxwell), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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