Judge Jacob Trieber

The marker stands at a federal building that carried Trieber's name only from 2016. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas says the three-story, International-style building at 617 Walnut Street opened in 1961 to replace a courthouse of about 1890 at Porter and Cherry streets. Edward Brueggeman of Little Rock and Elmer A. Stuck and Associates of Jonesboro designed it, and O'Brien and Padgett of Memphis built it on a winning bid of $713,445. Congressman E. C. Gathings led the dedication on July 27, 1961. The building was officially designated the Jacob Trieber Federal Building on May 20, 2016.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Elaine Massacre Memorial — steps away
  A memorial dedicated in 2019 in Helena for the Black people killed by white mobs and troops in the 1919 Elaine Massacre, the deadliest racial confrontation in Arkansas history.
• Delta Cultural Center — 0.4 mi
  A state museum in downtown Helena where King Biscuit Time, the longest-running daily blues radio show, is broadcast live from the Visitors Center.
• Freedom Park — 1.2 mi
  An outdoor Delta Cultural Center site on the ground of a Civil War contraband camp, where thousands of people who had escaped slavery sheltered and men enlisted.
• Mississippi River State Park — 11 mi
  A state park and gateway to the St. Francis National Forest, where the river, Crowley's Ridge and the Delta meet, with a Trail of Tears site at the Mississippi and St. Francis confluence.

More markers nearby

• Seven Confederate Generals — steps away
• Phillips County, Arkansas — steps away
• Helena, Arkansas — steps away
• Phillips County Court House — steps away