Clay County Courthouse, Eastern District

The Clay County Courthouse, Eastern District is located at Courthouse Square in the center of Piggott, one of two county seats of Clay County, Arkansas (the other is Corning). It is a single-story masonry structure, built out of concrete with brick facing. The main facade is symmetrical, with a recessed entrance area sheltered by a portico with a zigzag roof. The courthouse was built in 1966–67 to a design by Donnellan & Porterfield, replacing an 1890s Romanesque courthouse designed by Charles L. Thompson. Both this courthouse and that in Corning were built in the wake of a fire which destroyed the old Corning courthouse, and both were designed by Donnellan & Porterfield. Both are locally prominent examples of New Formalism style of Modern architecture.[2]

Clay County Courthouse, Eastern District
Location151 S 2nd Ave., Piggott, Arkansas
Coordinates36°22′56″N 90°11′32″W
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1967
ArchitectDonnellan & Porterfield
Architectural styleNew Formalism
Part ofPiggott Commercial Historic District (ID09000867)
NRHP reference No.100002945[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 2018
Designated CPNovember 4, 2009

It is a contributing building in the Piggott Commercial Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[3] It was listed individually on the National Register in 2018.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Weekly listing". National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Clay County Courthouse, Eastern District" (PDF). State of Arkansas. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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