200 W. Walnut Street
Blytheville, Arkansas
870-276-3600
In 1919, the Pine Bluff architectural firm of Selligman and Ellesvard was charged with designing a new courthouse for Mississippi County. The Stewart-McGee Construction Company was awarded the contract, and the building was considered officially completed on July 1, 1921 at a cost of $150,000. The resulting courthouse was an elegant and refined interpretation of the Colonial Revival style of architecture that proved popular for many early twentieth century public buildings in Arkansas. Although not an exact Georgian-style replica, Selligman and Ellesvard incorporated many of the tenets and architectural elements of that style and the succeeding, more refined Adams style into their design. One of the more distinguishing features of the new courthouse not found on original Colonial-era buildings was the utilization of wood-frame casement windows with unusual decorative transoms. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
The building exterior is brown brick above cut sandstone on the first floor and the exterior trim is copper. On the courthouse lawn are a memorial to the pioneers of Mississippi County, "who suffered hardships and endured privations," and an eternal flame flanked by monuments to veterans of the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Edgar H (Buck) Lloyd is buried on the courthouse grounds.
Visiting the Mississippi County Courthouse
The courthouse is open during normal business hours.
The grounds are accessible at any time.
There is no charge to visit the Mississippi County Courthouse.
