Conway County is named for Henry Wharton Conway, who was the territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Van Buren County
E – Van Buren County and Faulkner County
S – Perry County
W – Yell County and Pope County
Created: October 20, 1825
County Seat:
Cadron 1825 – 1829
Harrisburg 1829 – 1831
Lewisburg 1831 – 1850
Springfield 1850 – 1873
Lewisburg 1873 – 1883
Morrilton 1883 – present
County Courthouse – Morrilton
Location: 1175 Moose Street / Church Street
Built: 1929 – 1930
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Frank W Gibb of Little Rock
Contractor: John P Jones of Hot Springs
Description: The building faces west and is a four story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Morrilton. The building has a raised basement as the first story. There are six columns rising from the second story to a header at the top of the third story, terra cotta trim and Batesville stone. The first story entrance is recessed. The roof line is flat. In the interior is a marble staircase on the second story. The County Circuit Court courtroom is located along the south side of the third story and the small courtroom is located along at the center of the fourth story which was formerly the jail. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit.
See: The architect, Frank W Gibb of Little Rock also designed courthouses in Bradley County, Calhoun County, Dallas County, Franklin County, Phillips County and Yell County.
See: The 15th Judicial District includes Conway County, Logan County, Scott County and Yell County.
History: The county was created in 1825 and Cadron was selected as the county seat. In 1829 the county seat was moved to Harrisburg and then to Lewisburg in 1831, to Springfield in 1850 and back to Lewisburg in 1873. In 1883 the county seat was finally moved to Morrilton. The first courthouse was built in 1883 and burned in 1927. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1929 to 1930 at a cost of $97,000.
County Courthouse – Morrilton
County Circuit Court courtroom
County Circuit Court small courtroom
Photos taken 2011 and 2025
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