Coahoma County is named for the Native American word meaning “red panther”.
Created: February 9, 1836
County Seat:
Clarksdale 1836 – present
County Courthouse – Clarksdale
Location: 115 1st Street / Delta Avenue
Built: 1954 – 1955
Style: Modern
Architect: Hanker & Heyer
Contractor: J E Pyle
Description: The building faces southeast and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of the city. The building has a central portico on the southeast with four columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. On either side are bay windows. On the east and west are small projecting sections with a pediment at the roof line. The green colored roof is hipped. The building was renovated in 1999 to 2000. The architect was Dickson, Tyson & Associates and the contractor for Phase I was Roy Collins Construction Company, Inc. and for Phase II was White Construction Company.
Note: The Friar’s Point courthouse was designed by James A Cook and constructed by Lindamont & Puckett and S H Berg in 1894. The Clarksdale courthouse was designed by James A Cook and constructed by James Acord in 1894.
Courthouses:
N – Tunica County
E – Quitman County and Tallahatchie County
S – Sunflower County and Bolivar County
W – Phillips County, Arkansas
County Courthouse
Photos taken 2012 and 2017