Barry County is named for William Taylor Barry, who was a jurist and the United States Postmaster General.
Created: January 5, 1835
County Seat:
Mount Pleasant 1835 – 1839
McDowell 1839 – 1845
Cassville 1845 – present
County Courthouse – Cassville
Location: 700 Main Street / West 7th Street
Built: 1913 – 1914
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Henry H Hohenschild
Contractor: Hamley Hanson of St. Louis
Description: The building faces south and is a two story stone veneer and concrete structure. The building is 84 by 100 feet. The south front has a projecting centre section with two large columns rising to the top of the second story with a wide header which extends above the flat roof line. Cornices run below the roof line and below the first story windows. On the north side, a five window bay extends from the building at the courtroom.
See: The architect, Henry H Hohenschild, also designed courthouses in Christian County, Pemiscot County and Scott County.
Note: The first courthouse was built in Mount Pleasant in 1837. The next courthouse was built in Cassville in 1846 for a cost of 510 with John O Burton as superintendent. The second courthouse in Cassville was built by William Young and Abner Neely for $4,995 in 1855 to 1858. The building was razed in 1910. The cost of construction of the present courthouse was $45,720.
Courthouses:
N – Lawrence County
E – Stone County
S – Carroll County, Arkansas and Benton County, Arkansas
W – McDonald County and Newton County
Photos taken 2009