Perry County is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, who was a naval office in the War of 1812 and won a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Conway County
E – Faulkner County and Pulaski County
S – Saline County and Garland County
W – Yell County
Created: December 18, 1840 
County Seat:
Perryville 1840 – present
County Courthouse – Perryville
Location: 310 East Main Street / Plum Street
Built: 1888 – 1889
Style: Colonial Revival
Architect: John E Oliver of Perryville
Contractor: John E Oliver of Perryville
Description: The building faces south and is a two story cream colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Perryville and is constructed with locally fired brick. The building faces south and was completed in 1889. The entrance on the south side is framed with white colored wood and is recessed. The roof is hipped. In the interior, the County Circuit Court courtroom is located at the center of the second story. An addition was constructed in 1958. Across the street on the south side is the one story County Courthouse Annex.
See: The 6th Judicial Circuit includes Pulaski County.
History: The county was created in 1840 and Perryville was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a log cabin built in the old town of Perryville in 1841. The building burned in 1850 and the second courthouse was a log cabin built as a temporary courthouse. The third courthouse was built on the present site in the new town in 1871. The building burned in 1874 and was rebuilt in 1878 as the fourth courthouse which also burned in 1881. The fifth and present courthouse was constructed in 1888 to 1889.
County Courthouse – Perryville
County Circuit Court courtroom
County Courthouse Annex – Perryville
Photos taken 2011 and 2025
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