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Monroe County Courthouse
Photo: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Monroe County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197650 years
Listed 1976Clarendon
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Monroe County Courthouse

Monroe County Courthouse, at Courthouse Sq., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 14, 1976. It was among the first 2 of Clarendon’s 21 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Arkansas, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1976 to today

  1. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 2012Monroe County Courthouse
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
In old photographs

An old view of Monroe County Courthouse

Postcards and photographs from Clarendon’s archive whose captions name it, from 2012. Tap one to see it full screen.

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Monroe County Courthouse2012
Monroe County Courthouse
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Courthouse Sq., Clarendon · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Monroe County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Merchants and Planters BankBuilding · next door
  3. 3Cumberland Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Marston HouseBuilding · next door
  5. 5Ellas-McKay HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BJefferies BuildingBuilding0.3 miBAnderson Boarding HouseBuilding0.3 miBGoldman and Son StoreBuilding0.3 miBBondi Brothers StoreBuilding0.3 miBManning, Lee and Moore Law OfficeBuilding0.3 miBBounds BuildingBuilding0.3 miBMidland DepotBuilt 19120.4 miBBank of ClarendonBuilding0.4 miBEwan BuildingBuilding0.4 miBMoore-Jacobs HouseBuilding0.4 miBClarendon Methodist-Episcopal Church SouthBuilding0.4 miBJefferies-Craptree HouseBuilding0.4 miBNew South InnBuilding0.5 miBBateman-Griffith HouseBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Monroe County Courthouse

Is Monroe County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 14, 1976 (Register number 76000439).

Is Monroe County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arkansas has 20 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Louisiana Purchase Survey Marker, 15.3 miles away.

Can you visit Monroe County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata · old views from Clarendon’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.