Charles L. Thompson

The Washington County Courthouse in Fayetteville, Arkansas, was designed by Charles L. Thompson.^[1]

Charles Louis Thompson (November 1868 - December 30, 1959) was an American architect who was active in Arkansas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.^[2]

Thompson and the prolific architectural firm he headed were responsible for many Arkansas buildings. Among his partners were Frank Ginocchio and Theodore M. Sanders, who had been partners since 1919 and joined Thompson in partnership in 1927. Both had studied at the University of Illinois and Sanders had further studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. They brought design ideas of Prairie Style and Art Deco architecture to the firm.^[3][4] Thompson's son-in-law, Edwin Boykin Cromwell (1909–2001) later headed the firm.^[4]

Many works by Thompson and his associates are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including 143 properties in 30 Arkansas counties that were nominated for National Register listing in the 1982 study "Charles L. Thompson Design Collection Thematic Resources". ^[3]

References

1. ^ Tony Wappel (2005), History of the Historic Washington County Court House, Washington County (Ark.) website
2. ^ Charles Witsell, Jr., Charles Louis Thompson (1868-1959), Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
3. ^ ^{a b} "Charles L. Thompson Design Collection Thematic Resources". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000032.pdf. 
4. ^ ^{a b} [1]