Date Original
1910
Description
This collection holds twelve architectural designs, 33" x 25," for the Cleveland County Courthouse in Rison, Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Cleveland County Courthouse, located in Rison, Arkansas, was designed by Theodore M. Sanders in 1910 and constructed in 1911. Sanders was a native Arkansan, having been born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 13, 1879; he was one of ten children. His German-born parents, Frederick and Fannie Sanders, first moved to Mountain Home in 1871, where they attempted to run a small farm. Frederick was born in Anhalt, Germany, in February 1839. He was seventeen years old in 1856, when he arrived in the United States and was naturalized in Pulaski County, Arkansas, on June 19, 1899. Around 1900, the Sanders moved to Little Rock with the help of relatives and opened a photography business at 618 Main Street. Fred was fluent in four languages and was employed as a court interpreter in Little Rock. Sanders attended the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois, graduating in 1902, and then went aboard to continue his education at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in Paris, France. He was trained in the Eclectic movement in Paris. The Eclectic design was introduced to North America at the end of the nineteenth century/early twentieth-century. This style was a mixture of previous historical approaches blended together to create a new and original piece of art in the design of the building. The courthouse in Rison was designed incorporating the Classical Revival and a Modern Renaissance style. It is a two story brick structure, with a hipped tile roof, a four-faced clock, and a square central tower above the roof. The courthouse is located in Rison on the corner of Main and Magnolia.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Rison, Cleveland County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000690
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Cleveland County Courthouse drawings, MS.000690
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Cleveland County Courthouse drawings, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
