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Newton County Courthouse (Jasper, Arkansas)

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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
94001412

Phone
  
+1 870-446-5335

Added to NRHP
  
1 December 1994

Built
  
1939 (1939)

Opened
  
1939

Architectural style
  
Art Deco

Newton County Courthouse (Jasper, Arkansas)

Location
  
Courthouse Sq., Jasper, Arkansas

Address
  
100 Court St # 201, Jasper, AR 72641, USA

The Newton County Courthouse is located at Courthouse Square in the center of Jasper, the county seat of Newton County, Arkansas. It is a two story masonry structure, constructed out of concrete and limestone, with restrained Art Deco styling. The building has an H shape, with a center section joining flanking projecting wings. The entrance is at the center, with "Newton County" inscribed in a panel above it, with stylized Art Deco elements. It was built in 1939 with funding from the Works Progress Administration.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

References

Newton County Courthouse (Jasper, Arkansas) Wikipedia