Washington County - American Courthouses

Washington County is named for George Washington, who was the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

Surrounding County Courthouses:

N – Benton County

E – Madison County

S – Crawford County

W – Adair County, Oklahoma

Created: October 17, 1828

County Seat:

Fayetteville 1828 – present

County Courthouse – Fayetteville

Location: 280 North College Street / Dickson Street

Built: 1985 – 1986

Style: Modern

Architect: Crafton Tull of Fayetteville

Contractor: Nabholz Construction Corporation of Rogers

Description: The building faces west and is a five story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Fayetteville. The west front has a semi-circular projection in the center with open sections. The main entrance is along the east side. The roof line is flat. In the interior are five County Circuit Court courtrooms. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 4th Judicial District. The building was constructed by the First South Savings & Loan Building and was known as First South Center. The county purchased the building in 1990. The building was converted for use as the courthouse. The architect was Hailey & Associates.

Old County Courthouse – Fayetteville

Location: 4 South College Street / Center Street

Built: 1904 – 1905

Style: Richardson Romanesque

Architect: Charles L Thompson

Contractor: George Donaghey

Description: The building faces west and is a two story buff colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Fayetteville to the south of the present courthouse. The west front has a porch on the first story with three arches. There are round towers on each corner with conical roofs. Above the west entrance rises a high square brick tower with clock and steep roof. In the interior there are over 60,000 hand laid round ceramic mosaic floor tiles located in the public foyers and corridors. On the second story is a large mural. The large courtroom is located on the southeast side of the third story and has a slanted floor with balcony along the rear. The courtroom rises into the fourth story. To the south is the Old County Jail designed by W B Reece and constructed in 1896 to 1897 in the Romanesque Revival style.

Note: The County District Court is located at:176 South Church Street and West Rock Street and the County Judicial Courthouse Annex is located at 123 North College Avenue and Spring Street in the center of Fayetteville.

History: The county was created in 1828 and Fayetteville was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was constructed by Captain Samuel Marrs in 1829 at a cost of $50. The second courthouse was a brick structure built in 1837 at a cost of $6,799. The third courthouse was built by George Baker at a cost of $6,900 in 1854 and was destroyed by fire in 1862. The fourth courthouse was a brick structure built by Alexander Hendry in 1868. The building was demolished in 1905 when the fifth courthouse was constructed in 1904 to 1905 at a cost of $115,750 and which is still standing. The sixth courthouse was constructed in 1985 to 1986 and purchased in 1990 for use as the courthouse…