Faulkner County - American Courthouses

Faulkner County is named for Sanford Faulkner, who was a Confederate soldier and the composer of the song “The Arkansas Traveler”.

Surrounding County Courthouses:

N – Van Buren County and Cleburne County

E – White County and Lonoke County

S – Pulaski County

W – Perry County and Conway County

Created: April 12, 1873

County Seat:

Conway 1873 – present

County Courthouse – Conway

Location: 801 Locust Street / Robertson Avenue

Built: 1936 – 1937

Style: Colonial Revival and Art Deco

Architect: Wittenberg & Delony of Little Rock

Contractor: George W. Donaghey of Conway

Description: The building faces east and is a four story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Conway. The building is ”H” shaped and on the east front, the center section is recessed. The second story has large arched windows. The fourth story is recessed. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the two County Circuit Court courtrooms are located along the east side of the second story and the high ceilings extend into the third story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 20th Judicial Circuit. The building is a Works Project Administration project. In the 1970’s, a jail addition was added on the south side. The architect was Cromwell Neyland Truemeper Levy & Catchell and the contractor was Con-Ark Builders, Inc. An addition was added in 1993 on the west side. The contractor was Nabholz Construction Company. The one story Courthouse Annex was designed by Bury Taggart & Associates, Inc. and constructed by Nabholz Building and Management. The building was renovated in 2025 by NBMC Inc.

See: National Register of Historic Places – Faulkner County Courthouse

County Justice Building – Conway

Location: 510 South German Lane / Covington Park Drive

Built: 2012 – 2014

Style: Modern

Architect: Rik Sowell Architects Inc.

Contractor: Alessi Keyes Construction

Description: The building faces west and is a three story red colored brick, glass and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds to the south of the the center of Conway. The west front has a large one story portico. Above the portico is a large window with the wall rising to a peak above the fat roof line. In the interior are three County Circuit Court courtrooms and three County District Court courtrooms. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 20th Judicial District.

See: The 20th Judicial Circuit includes Searcy County and Van Buren County.

History: The county was created in 1873 and Conway was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a Gothic structure built in Conway in 1873. The second courthouse was a Romanesque structure designed by Rickon & Thompson and constructed by C W Donaghey & Harrell in 1893. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1936. The County Justice Building was constructed in 2012 to 2014.

Old County Jail – Conway

Location: 801 Locust Street / Robertson Avenue

Built: 1895 – 1896

Style: Romanesque Revival

Architect: A M Miller

Contractor: Rice Builders

Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds near the courthouse. The building now houses a museum.