Elk County Courthouse (Howard, Kansas)

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Elk County Courthouse
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Location127 N. Pine, Howard, Kansas
Coordinates 37°28′8″N96°15′44″W / 37.46889°N 96.26222°W / 37.46889; -96.26222 Coordinates: 37°28′8″N96°15′44″W / 37.46889°N 96.26222°W / 37.46889; -96.26222
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1907
Built byMorse Contracting
Architect George E. McDonald
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPS County Courthouses of Kansas MPS
NRHP reference # 09000227 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 22, 2009

The Elk County Courthouse, located at 127 N. Pine in Howard in Elk County, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

Howard, Kansas City and County seat in Kansas, United States

Howard is a city in and the county seat of Elk County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 687.

Elk County, Kansas County in the United States

Elk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,882. Its county seat and most populous city is Howard.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

Architect George E. McDonald designed the brick building with elements of Richardsonian Romanesque and Italian Renaissance Revival style. It was built by Topeka's Morse Contracting in 1907. It is approximately 89 by 74 feet (27 m × 23 m) in plan, and is two stories upon a raised basement. The brick exterior is yellow/buff in color, with the bottom level finished in rusticated limestone. [2]

McDonald designed three other courthouses listed on the National Register.

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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. Michael L. West (November 7, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elk County Courthouse / 049-2570-0002". National Park Service . Retrieved October 25, 2017.