Casey County Courthouse | |
Location | Courthouse Sq., Liberty, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 37°19′3″N84°56′25″W / 37.31750°N 84.94028°W Coordinates: 37°19′3″N84°56′25″W / 37.31750°N 84.94028°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1888 |
Architect | McDonald Bros. |
Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
Part of | Liberty Downtown Historic District (ID08000004) |
NRHP reference No. | 77000607 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 29, 1977 |
Designated CP | February 7, 2008 |
The Casey County Courthouse, on Courthouse Square in Liberty, Kentucky was built in 1888. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]
It was designed by the McDonald Brothers architects of Louisville, Kentucky. [2]
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McDonald Brothers founded in 1878 was a Louisville-based firm of architects of courthouses and other public buildings. It was a partnership of brothers Kenneth McDonald, Harry McDonald, and Donald McDonald.
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