Columbia County Courthouse (Arkansas)
The Columbia County Courthouse is located at Court Square in the heart of Magnolia, the county seat of Columbia County, Arkansas. The two-story brick and stone structure was designed W. W. Hall and built in 1905. It features Renaissance Revival styling, with Corinthian pilasters separating the windows on the second level and a projecting Greek temple portico with recessed entries under round arches on the first level, and fluted Corinthian columns on the second.[2]
Columbia County Courthouse | |
Columbia County Courthouse | |
Location in Arkansas Location in United States | |
| Location | Court Sq., Magnolia, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°16′1″N 93°14′27″W / 33.26694°N 93.24083°W |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Hall, W.W. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
| Part of | Magnolia Commercial Historic District (ID08000435) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000580[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 15, 1978 |
| Designated CP | May 20, 2008 |
African-American man, Jordan Jameson was lynched on November 11, 1919, in the town square right in the front of the Columbia County Courthouse. A large white mob seized Jameson after he allegedly shot the local sheriff. They tied him to a stake and burned him alive meters from the building.[3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
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References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Columbia County Courthouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ^ McWhirter 2011, p. 241.
- McWhirter, Cameron (2011). Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 9781429972932. - Total pages: 368