Cheyenne County Courthouse | |
Location | 212 E. Washington St., St. Francis, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 39°46′28″N101°47′57″W / 39.77444°N 101.79917°W Coordinates: 39°46′28″N101°47′57″W / 39.77444°N 101.79917°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1924 |
Built by | Howard, Thomas D. |
Architect | Thomas W. Williamson & Co. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | County Courthouses of Kansas MPS |
NRHP reference # | 02000391 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 26, 2002 |
The Cheyenne County Courthouse, located at 212 E. Washington St. in St. Francis, Kansas was built during 1924-25. It was designed by Thomas W. Williamson & Co. and built by Thomas D. Howard. It was built in Classical Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1] [2]
St. Francis is a city in and the county seat of Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,329.
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