Bradley County is named for Hugh Bradley, who was a soldier in the War of 1812.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Cleveland County
E – Drew County and Ashley County
S – Ashley County and Union County
W – Calhoun County
Created: December 18, 1840
County Seat:
Warren 1840 – present
County Courthouse – Warren
Location: 101 East Cedar Street / Main Street
Built: 1903 – 1904
Style: Romanesque Revival
Architect: Frank W Gibb of Little Rock
Contractor: Edgar L Koonce
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Warren. Distinctive features of the building include brick quoins arched windows with keystones, gauged brick voussoirs, denticulated cornices, and the usage of two colors of brick. A cut-stone water table extends around the entire building. The southwest corner has a high five story square clock tower with open arched cupola at the top. The southeast corner has a small three story square tower with open arched section on the fourth story. The center section has a central entrance with a white colored column on each side supporting a small balcony on the second story. A balustrade runs along the flat roof line. In the interior are woodwork, ceramic tile floors and decorative wood stairs. On the second story are the large County Circuit Court courtroom and the small County Circuit Court courtroom along the north side. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial District. The building was renovated in 2002. The architect was Trull-Hollensworth and the contractor was Rankin Construction. On the east side is the old Clerk’s Office built in 1890 and now used as a library.
See: The architect, Frank W Gibb of Little Rock also designed courthouses in Calhoun County, Conway County, Dallas County, Franklin County, Phillips County and Yell County.
See: The 10th Judicial Circuit includes Ashley County, Chicot County, Desha County and Drew County.
History: The county was created in 1840 and Warren was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a log structure with fireplace at either end built in 1843. The second courthouse was a two story brick structure designed and constructed by Sweeney, Copeland and Pennington in 1862 at a cost of $7,498. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1903 to 1904.
County Courthouse – Warren
County Circuit Court courtroom
County Circuit Court small courtroom
Old Clerk’s Office – Warren
Photos taken 2011, 2019 and 2025
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