![]() ![]() ![]() Elected County Judge in 1900, Berry took office in 1901. The Washington County Levying Court (Quorum Court), the City of Fayetteville, Public Building Commissioner J H McIlroy, architect Charles L Thompson, and builder/contractor George Donaghey also played major roles. In addition to County Judge Millard Berry, there were many other key players in the planning and building of the Historic Washington County Court House. This brick structure was demolished in 1905 after the now Historic Washington Courthouse was built. Alexander Hendry built Washington County’s fourth courthouse in 1868 for $22,000 (County Court Record D, pages 611-614). As a result, Washington County is only one of a handful of Arkansas counties that did not lose its early 19th century records during the Civil War. Fortunately, county officials had removed the county’s records to Fincher’s Cave near Black Oak prior to hostilities. George Baker built the county’s third courthouse in 1854 for $6,900 (County Court Record C, pages 450-451 ). Little is known about its design or builders. In 1837, Washington County constructed a brick courthouse for $6,398.75 (County Court Record A, page 147). The fate of the original structure is unknown. It was between what is now Block Street and the Bank of Fayetteville and consisted of a 20 x 20 log structure. Captain Samuel Marrs constructed the first courthouse in 1829 for a cost of $49.75 (Circuit Court Record A, page 10). Prior to the construction of the 1904 courthouse, Washington County’s other courthouses were all on the Fayetteville square on or near the site of the Old Post Office. ![]() The Historic Washington County Court House is the fifth county courthouse. The Historic Washington County Court House Modifications and additions have been made where appropriate. The following article was originally written by Tony Wappel and published in the Spring, 2005 issue of Flashback. ![]()
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