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
LocationCourt Sq., Magnolia, Arkansas
Coordinates33°16′1″N 93°14′27″W
Built1905
ArchitectHall, W.W.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
Part ofMagnolia Commercial Historic District (ID08000435)
NRHP reference No.78000580[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1978
Designated CPMay 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]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Columbia County Courthouse" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  3. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) - Total pages: 368


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