Dent County Courthouse

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Dent County Courthouse

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Dent County Courthouse, January 2015
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Location Main and 4th Sts., Salem, Missouri
Coordinates 37°38′44″N91°32′8″W / 37.64556°N 91.53556°W / 37.64556; -91.53556 Coordinates: 37°38′44″N91°32′8″W / 37.64556°N 91.53556°W / 37.64556; -91.53556
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1870 (1870), 1897
Architect Randolph Bros.
Architectural style Second Empire, Mansard
NRHP reference # 72000711 [1]
Added to NRHP February 23, 1972

Dent County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Salem, Dent County, Missouri. It was built in 1870, with an addition constructed in 1897. It is a 2 1/2-story, Second Empire style brick building on a hewn limestone foundation and 3 1/2-story central tower. It features high and narrow windows, lofty cornice, mansard roof and dormers, and cast iron cresting. [2] :3

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Salem, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Salem is the county seat of Dent County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,950 at the 2010 census which allows Salem to become a Class 3 city in Missouri; however, the city has chosen to remain a Class 4 city under Missouri Revised Statutes. Salem is located a few miles north of the Ozark Scenic Riverways and close to Montauk State Park, which contains the headwaters of the Current River.

Dent County, Missouri County in the United States

Dent County is a county in Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,657. The largest city and county seat is Salem. The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851 by Dustin Counts and Nicholas Berardy, and is named after state representative Lewis Dent, a pioneer settler who arrived in Missouri from Virginia in 1835.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Sheila M. Hannah and M. Patricia Holmes (November 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: DeKalb County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-12-01.] (includes 10 photos from 1969)