Madison County Courthouse (Huntsville, Arkansas) | NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Art Deco (architecture), local government, 1939_construction, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

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Historic courthouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1939
Architect: J. Ewing Shelton and B. Chester Nelson
Expanded: early 1980s (south jail addition)
Architectural style: Art Deco
Areas of significance: Architecture; Social History
Area: less than 1 acre
Date added to NRHP: 11/19/1993
Other designations: contributing property to the Huntsville Commercial Historic District
Notes: This building was constructed by the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program that operated between 1935 and 1943. The program provided work for unemployed people who were struggling to find jobs during the Great Depression.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_County_Courthouse_(Arkansas)
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Coordinates:   36°5'13"N   93°44'11"W
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