The county courthouse of

Lincoln County, Arkansas Lincoln County is located between the Arkansas Timberlands and Arkansas Delta in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is situated just outside the outer edge of the Central Arkansas metropolitan region. The County (United States), county is named for ...

is located at 300 South Drew Street in Star City, the county seat. The two story building was designed by

Wittenberg & Delony Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson is an American architectural firm. It was founded in 1919 in Little Rock, Arkansas as Wittenberg & Delony by architects George H. Wittenberg and Lawson L. Delony. Wittenberg's son, Gordon G. Wittenberg ...

Little Rock Little Rock is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Arkansas, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The city's population was 202,591 as of the 2020 census. The six-county Central Arkan ...

and built in 1943. It is predominantly buff-colored brick, with limestone trim, and has a flat roof that is hidden by a parapet. The building's front, or western, elevation, has a central projecting section that is slightly taller than the wing sections, and is faced primarily in limestone. Four triangular stepped limestone pilasters frame the elements of this section, including the main entrance in the central bay, which now has replacement doors of aluminum and glass. Above the pilasters is a limestone panel identifying the building as the "Lincoln County Courthouse" in Art Deco lettering. It is believed to be the only Art Deco building in the county. The courthouse was listed on the

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in 1994.

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Art Deco architecture in Arkansas Government buildings completed in 1943 National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Arkansas 1943 establishments in Arkansas Star City, Arkansas County courthouses in Arkansas {{LincolnCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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