Butler County Courthouse (Kansas)

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Butler County Courthouse
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Butler County Courthouse (Kansas)
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Location205 W. Central Avenue, El Dorado, Kansas
Coordinates 37°49′00.91″N96°51′06.68″W / 37.8169194°N 96.8518556°W / 37.8169194; -96.8518556 Coordinates: 37°49′00.91″N96°51′06.68″W / 37.8169194°N 96.8518556°W / 37.8169194; -96.8518556
Built1908
ArchitectGeorge P. Washburn & Sons
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 02000390 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 2002

The Butler County Courthouse is a public courthouse constructed in 1909, [2] in El Dorado, Kansas. It was designed by George P. Washburn & Sons to serve as the main county courthouse for Butler County. The Romanesque Revival courthouse was typical of Washburn's courthouse designs; of the eleven surviving courthouses designed by the architect, nine are Romanesque. The red brick courthouse features a central clock tower and four octagonal corner towers, a statue of the Goddess of Justice, and a hipped roof with cross gables, all common features of Washburn's work. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [3]

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Butler County was organized on February 11, 1859. [4] The County Clerk has land records from 1887 and birth and death records from 1887 to 1911. [5]

The courthouse is still in operation as such. Self-guided tours are also available during normal working hours. [4]

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