Adair County Courthouse (Kentucky)

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Adair County Courthouse
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Location500 Public Sq., Columbia, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°6′10″N85°18′22″W / 37.10278°N 85.30611°W / 37.10278; -85.30611
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1885; 135 years ago
Built byWilliam Henry Hudson
Architect McDonald Brothers
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 74000847 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1974

The Adair County Courthouse in Columbia, Kentucky, a courthouse at 500 Public Sq., was built in 1885. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

It was designed by McDonald Brothers. It was built by William Henry Hudson, "who was so proud of his work that he had his portrait carved in a capital on the porch." [2]

It has a four-sided clock tower. It was deemed " one of the best preserved of major late 19th-century Kentucky courthouses." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Mrs. Lynn Jeffries (September 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Adair County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved December 18, 2017. With five photos from 1974.
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