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| − | [[Image:Faulkner- | + | [[Image:Faulkner-courthouse-1.jpg|thumb|300px|The current (third) Faulkner County Courthouse. Photo by Phil Frana.]] |
| + | [[Image:Faulkner-cty-courthouse.JPG|thumb|300px|The 1893 (second) Faulkner County Courthouse.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Faulkner-vets-mem-1.jpg|thumb|300px|The Veterans' Memorial on the grounds of the Courthouse. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Faulkner-confed-1.jpg|thumb|300px|Confederate Memorial on the grounds of the Courthouse. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | ||
The '''Faulkner County Courthouse''' is one of three courthouses erected in [[Faulkner County]], Arkansas. | The '''Faulkner County Courthouse''' is one of three courthouses erected in [[Faulkner County]], Arkansas. | ||
| − | Colonel [[Asa P. Robinson]], chief railroad engineer for the [[Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad]], donated the land for a courthouse square in September 1873. The courthouse served what was then called [[Conway Station]] the county seat of [[Faulkner County]]. The first courthouse was constructed that same year. This courthouse burned to the ground in 1890. The second courthouse was erected in 1893. The third courthouse was built in | + | ====First and Second Courthouses==== |
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| + | Colonel [[Asa P. Robinson]], chief railroad engineer for the [[Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad]], donated the land for a courthouse square in September 1873. The courthouse served what was then called [[Conway Station]] the county seat of [[Faulkner County]]. The first courthouse was constructed that same year. This courthouse burned to the ground in 1890. The second courthouse was erected in 1893. | ||
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| + | ====Third Courthouse==== | ||
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| + | The Art Deco third courthouse was built in 1936 of brick, concrete, and asphalt. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The address of the courthouse is 801 Locust Street. | ||
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| + | On the grounds of the current courthouse is a large ship anchor painted yellow an dedicated in 1990 to "the brave members of the armed forces who served the United States of American with honor." Nearby is a flower garden maintained by the [[Faulkner County Master Gardeners]]. | ||
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| + | ====County Offices and Services==== | ||
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| + | *[[Faulkner County Assessor|Assessor]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Circuit Clerk|Circuit Clerk]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Circuit Court|Circuit Court]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Collector|Collector]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Coroner|Coroner]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Clerk|County Clerk]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Judge|County Judge]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Election Commission|Election Commission]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Forestry Commission|Forestry Commission]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Historical Society and Museum|Museum]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Office of Emergency Management|Office of Emergency Management]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Prosecuting Attorney|Prosecuting Attorney]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Public Defender|Public Defender]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Quorum Court|Quorum Court]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library System|Regional Library System]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Regional Solid Waste Management Board|Regional Solid Waste Management Board]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Road Department|Road Department]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Sheriff's Office|Sheriff]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Treasurer|Treasurer]] | ||
| + | *[[Faulkner County Veteran Services|Veteran Services]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://www.faulknercounty.org/ Faulkner County homepage] | *[http://www.faulknercounty.org/ Faulkner County homepage] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 3 January 2012
The Faulkner County Courthouse is one of three courthouses erected in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
Contents
First and Second Courthouses
Colonel Asa P. Robinson, chief railroad engineer for the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad, donated the land for a courthouse square in September 1873. The courthouse served what was then called Conway Station the county seat of Faulkner County. The first courthouse was constructed that same year. This courthouse burned to the ground in 1890. The second courthouse was erected in 1893.
Third Courthouse
The Art Deco third courthouse was built in 1936 of brick, concrete, and asphalt. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The address of the courthouse is 801 Locust Street.
On the grounds of the current courthouse is a large ship anchor painted yellow an dedicated in 1990 to "the brave members of the armed forces who served the United States of American with honor." Nearby is a flower garden maintained by the Faulkner County Master Gardeners.
County Offices and Services
- Assessor
- Circuit Clerk
- Circuit Court
- Collector
- Coroner
- County Clerk
- County Judge
- Election Commission
- Forestry Commission
- Museum
- Office of Emergency Management
- Prosecuting Attorney
- Public Defender
- Quorum Court
- Regional Library System
- Regional Solid Waste Management Board
- Road Department
- Sheriff
- Treasurer
- Veteran Services
