Crawford County Courthouse (Girard, Kansas)

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Crawford County Courthouse
Crawford County Courthouse, Kansas 9-2-2012.JPG
Location111 E. Forest, Courthouse Square, Girard, Kansas
Arealess than one acre
Built1922
Architect Tonini and Bramblet
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS County Courthouses of Kansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 09000225 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 22, 2009

The Crawford County Courthouse in Girard, Kansas is a Classical Revival-style courthouse built in 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

The building is a three-story reinforced concrete building faced with stone, designed with Classical Revival symmetry, Tuscan columns, pilasters and pedimented entries. It is about 123 by 97 feet (37 m × 30 m) in plan. It was designed by architects Tonini and Bramblet. [2]

The listing included the entire courthouse square, about 400 by 400 feet (120 m × 120 m) in size, and a gazebo as a second contributing structureVi. It also included three non-contributing objects: a Huey helicopter, a Vietnam War veteran's memorial, and a deer statue. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Christy Davis (October 15, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Crawford County Courthouse / 037-2050-00037". National Park Service . Retrieved October 26, 2017.