Benton County is named for Thomas Hart Benton, who was a Senator from the State of Missouri.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – McDonald County, Missouri and Barry County, Missouri
E – Carroll County and Madison County
W – Adair County, Oklahoma and Delaware County, Oklahoma
Created: September 30, 1836
County Seat:
Bentonville 1836 – present
County Courthouse – Bentonville
Location: 102 NE A Street / NE Second Street
Built: 1926 – 1928
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Albert Oscar Clark of Rogers
Contractor: Messenger and Dalton of Pittsburg, Kansas
Description: The building faces west and is a three story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Bentonville. The west front has five arches on the first story with six columns rising from the second story to the top of the third story. Above is a wide header with projecting eave and parapet above. Inscribed on the header is “Sovereignty rests with the people”. The north and south wings extend from the main building. The roof line is flat.
County Judicial Center – Bentonville
Location: 203 East Central Avenue / NE B Street
Built: 1999 – 2000
Style: Modern
Architect: Hight-Jackson Associates
Contractor: Nabholtz Construction Corporation
Description: The building faces south and is a three story buff colored brick, glass and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Bentonville and is attached to the east side of the courthouse. The south entrance has a large arch with recessed entrance on the first story. The section on the east side is two stories. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the West 19th Judicial District. In 2020 to 2021, the building was expanded on the east side with a two story addition with one courtroom. The contractor was DT Special Services of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The architect is Hight Jackson Associates and the contractor is Morrison-Shipley Engineers Inc.
County Courthouse Annex
Location: 201 NE Second Street / NE A Street
Built: 1934 – 1935
Style: Italianate
Architect: James A Whetmore
Contractor: Manhattan Construction Company of Muskogee, Oklahoma
Description: The building faces south and is a two story cream colored stucco and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Bentonville on the north side of the courthouse. The second story is recessed. The hipped roof has red colored titles. The building houses one courtroom. The building was originally constructed as a post office at a cost of $50,000. The building was purchased by the county in 1982.
County Juvenile Justice Center – Bentonville
Location: 1301 SW Melissa Drive / 1st Street SW
Built: 2010 – 2012
Style: Modern
Architect: Johnson Troilett Architecture PA
Contractor: Flintco of Springdale.
Description: The building faces east and is a one story red colored brick, glass and concrete structure. The building is located on lanscapred grounds to the southwest of the center of the center of Bentonville. The rectangular shaped building has a flat roof line.
See: The 19th Judicial District includes Carroll County.
History: The county was created in 1836 and Bentonville was selected as the county seat. The court met in the home of County Judge George P Wallace in April 1837, and a small log courthouse was built as the first courthouse on the north side of the Bentonville square in time to house the spring court session in 1838. The second courthouse was a brick structure built by John Walker and William Walker in 1841. The courthouse was burned in 1862 by Union troops. The third courthouse was a three story Italianate structure designed by Willian T Ritter and constructed by Neely & Kenton and S G Elliott in 1873. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1926 to 1928. The County Judicial Center was constructed in 1999 to 2000. The County Juvenile Justice Center was constructed in 2010 to 2012. The courthouse was expanded in 2020 to 2021 at a cost of $3,100,000.
County Administration Building – Bentonville
Location: 215 East Central Avenue / NE B Street
Built: 1995 – 1997
Style: Modern
Architect: Hight Jackson-Associates
Contractor: Naboltz Construction Corporation
Description: The building faces west and is a three story red colored brick, glass and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Bentonville to the east of the courthouse. The center of the west front projects with four red colored brick pilasters rising to a section extending above the flat roof line. The first story has red colored brick and the upper stories have horizontal bands and white colored siding.
County Courthouse – Bentonville
County Judicial Center – Bentonville
County Administration Building – Bentonville
Photos taken 2010