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Van Buren County Courthouse
Photo: Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Van Buren County Courthouse

Clinton’s first place on the National RegisterListed May 13, 1991; only 903 of Arkansas’s 2,806 listings are older
Listed 1991Clinton
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Van Buren County Courthouse

Van Buren County Courthouse, at Jct. of Griggs and Main Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1991: the first place in Clinton to be listed. Only 903 of Arkansas’s 2,806 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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

Through the years

1991 to today

  1. 1991Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 2020Van Buren County Courthouse Annex in
  3. 2026On the Register for 35 years
In old photographs

An old view of Van Buren County Courthouse

Postcards and photographs from Clinton’s archive whose captions name it, from 2020. Tap one to see it full screen.

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Van Buren County Courthouse Annex in2020
Van Buren County Courthouse Annex in
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 20 minutes

Jct. of Griggs and Main Sts., Clinton · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Van Buren County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Patterson, Walter, Filling StationBuilding · next door
  3. 3Clinton Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Joclin-Bradley-Bowling HouseBuilding · 0.3 mi on
Around it

1 more Register listing within 2 miles

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

BWalter Patterson HouseBuilding1.3 mi

Memories of Van Buren County Courthouse

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Questions about Van Buren County Courthouse

Is Van Buren County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 13, 1991 (Register number 91000584).

Is Van Buren County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arkansas has 20 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Van Buren 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 Clinton’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.