Pulaski County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places

Pulaski County Courthouse

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
October 17, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
79000454

About this property

The Pulaski County Courthouse is located at 405 West Markham Street in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, the state capital and the county seat of Pulaski County. It is set among a number of other state and city government buildings, on a city block bounded by West Markham, Spring, West 2nd, and South Broadway Streets, with a county park occupying the western portion of the block. The courthouse has two portions: an elaborate Romanesque edifice built of stone and brick in 1887–89 to a design by…

Location

405 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.74936, -92.27581

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 79000454. It was listed on October 17, 1979.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Little Rock Central Fire Station
Civil War
0 mi
Little Rock City Hall
Industrial
0 mi
Block Realty Building
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Engagement at Ashley's Station (Pulaski County 1864)
1864Civil War
0.7 mi
Little Rock Arkansas
1863Civil War
0.8 mi
Brooks-Baxter War (Arkansas 1874)
1874Frontier
0.8 mi
Skirmish at Little Rock (January 1864)
1864Civil War
0.8 mi
Little Rock Campaign
1863Civil War
0.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Pulaski County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Pulaski County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Pulaski County Courthouse?

Pulaski County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Pulaski County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Pulaski County Courthouse is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1887.

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