Gentry County Courthouse

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Gentry County Courthouse
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Gentry County Courthouse, August 2010
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Gentry County Courthouse
LocationPublic Sq., Albany, Missouri
Coordinates 40°14′50.9″N94°19′59.3″W / 40.247472°N 94.333139°W / 40.247472; -94.333139 Coordinates: 40°14′50.9″N94°19′59.3″W / 40.247472°N 94.333139°W / 40.247472; -94.333139
Arealess than one acre
Built1884 (1884)-1885
Architect Eckel & Mann
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Ruskinian Gothic
NRHP reference No. 80002352 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980

The Gentry County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Albany, Gentry County, Missouri. It was designed by the architectural firm Eckel & Mann and built in 1884-1885 by Rufus K. Allen. It is a two-story, High Victorian or Ruskinian Gothic style brick building with a central tower. It has a symmetrical plan, semi-elliptical arches, and a prominent hipped slate roof. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Thomas W. Carneal (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gentry County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-12-01. (includes 10 photographs from 1980)