Saline County Courthouse (Arkansas)

The Saline County Courthouse in Benton, Arkansas is the county courthouse of Saline County. Built in 1901, the courthouse was the third built in the county. Architect Charles L. Thompson designed the building in the Romanesque Revival style, an uncommon design choice in Arkansas. The two-story brick building features a four-story clock tower at one corner, smaller towers at the other three corners, dentillated cornices, and rounded arch entrances. The courthouse has served as Saline County's seat of government since its construction.[2]

Bauzite Mining, mural by Julius Woeltz
Saline County Courthouse
Courthouse in 2012
LocationCourthouse Square, Benton, Arkansas
Coordinates34°33′53″N 92°35′15″W
Built1901
ArchitectCharles L. Thompson
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.76000465[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1976

The building features a mural, Bauzite Mining, painted in 1942 by San Antonio, Texas, artist Julius Woeltz.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Saline County Courthouse, Benton, Saline County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.


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