Bates County Courthouse

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Bates County Courthouse
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Bates County Courthouse, March 2009
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Bates County Courthouse
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Bates County Courthouse
Location1 North Delaware, Butler, Missouri
Coordinates 38°15′28″N94°21′19″W / 38.25778°N 94.35528°W / 38.25778; -94.35528 Coordinates: 38°15′28″N94°21′19″W / 38.25778°N 94.35528°W / 38.25778; -94.35528
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1902 (1902)
Architect George E. McDonald; Bartlett and Kling
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference # 01000684 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 28, 2001

Bates County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Butler, Bates County, Missouri. It was built in 1902 and is a 2 1/2-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style Carthage limestone building over a raised basement. The building measures 84 feet by 104 feet. It features central tower and four corner pavilions, all with ogee roofs. Also on the property is a contributing Doughboy statue, erected in 1927. [2] :5

Courthouse building which is home to a court

A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply called "courts" or "court buildings". In most of Continental Europe and former non-English-speaking European colonies, the equivalent term is a palace of justice.

Butler, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Butler is a city in Bates County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,219 at the 2010 census. The county seat of Bates County, the city is named for William Orlando Butler, a noted American military and political figure of the early and mid-19th century. It is located approximately fifty miles south of Kansas City, Missouri on U.S. Route 71-Interstate 49.

Bates County, Missouri County in the United States

Bates County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri, two counties south of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,049. Its county seat is Butler. The county was organized in 1841 and named after Frederick Bates, the second Governor of Missouri.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1] Architect George E. McDonald designed at least three other courthouses losted on the National Register.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Rhonda Chalfant and Roger Maserang (May 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bates County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.