Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall

Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
Listed
June 7, 1993
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
93000484

About this property

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.

Location

100 S. 6th St.
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
35.38568, -94.42623

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Fort Smith US Post Office and Courthouse
Industrial
0.1 mi
Ft. Smith Confederate Monument
Civil War
0.2 mi
Atkinson-Williams Warehouse
Industrial
0.2 mi
West Garrison Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Civil War
0.2 mi
Birney Safety Streetcar No. 224
Civil War
0.2 mi

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When was Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall listed on the National Register?

Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall?

Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall?

The period of significance for Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1937.

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