Berryville in Carroll County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Carroll County Courthouse, Eastern District
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 22, 2023
1. Carroll County Courthouse, Eastern District Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 36° 21.862′ N, 93° 34.068′ W. Marker is in Berryville, Arkansas, in Carroll County. It is on Public Square south of West Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 403 Public Sq, Berryville AR 72616, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Osage Territory. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carroll County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Berryville In The Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Concord School House (approx. 6.6 miles away); Skirmish At Yocum Creek (approx. 7.7 miles away); The I.O.O.F. Cemetery (approx. 8 miles away); The Potter's Field (approx. 8 miles away); The Berlin Wall (approx. 9.2 miles away); Laundry Spring (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berryville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Carroll County First Court House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding Carroll County Courthouse, Eastern District.
this page online
R. H. Jones prepared the plans and specifications for Berryville's first courthouse. On December 6, 1880, the contract for construction of the new courthouse was awarded to J. P. Fancher, who estimated building costs at $8,997.50. The original two-story brick and stone structure was completed, and first occupied in the autumn of 1881.
Soon after the courthouse at Berryville was completed in 1881, citizens in the western part of the county began to move to have a second county seat established at Eureka Springs. The mountainous terrain and the frequent floods of the Kings River made travel between Eureka Springs and the county seat at Berryville quite hazardous. In 1883 the Arkansas General Assembly reacted favorably to the demand for a second Carroll County Courthouse at Eureka Springs. The Berryville Courthouse remained, and Carroll County became one of several Arkansas counties with two seats of government.
Also see . . . Carroll County Courthouse, Eastern District (PDF). National Register nomination for the former courthouse, which was listed in 1976. (National Archives) (Submitted on June 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 22, 2023
2. Carroll County Courthouse, Eastern District Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
3. Carroll County Courthouse, Eastern District
It is now an historical museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
