Johnson County Courthouse (Courthouse Square, Warrensburg, Missouri)

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Johnson County Courthouse
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Johnson County Courthouse, February 2015
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LocationCourthouse Square, Warrensburg, Missouri
Coordinates 38°45′54″N93°44′26″W / 38.76500°N 93.74056°W / 38.76500; -93.74056 Coordinates: 38°45′54″N93°44′26″W / 38.76500°N 93.74056°W / 38.76500; -93.74056
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)-1898
Architect George E. McDonald; J. M. Anderson
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference # 94000288 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1994

Johnson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. It was built between 1896 and 1898, and is a 2 1/2-story, Romanesque Revival style sandstone building. It has a cross-gabled building with a square tower rising from a central base. The building features the central tower's octagonal, ogee-shaped dome, plus four corner towers or pavilions with domes and finials. It replaced the Johnson County Courthouse on Old Public Square. [2] :5

Courthouse building which is home to a court

A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply called "courts" or "court buildings". In most of Continental Europe and former non-English-speaking European colonies, the equivalent term is a palace of justice.

Warrensburg, Missouri City in Missouri

Warrensburg is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 18,838 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County. The Warrensburg Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Johnson County. It is home to the University of Central Missouri.

Johnson County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Johnson County is a county located in western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,595. Its county seat is Warrensburg. The county was formed December 13, 1834 from Lafayette County and named for Vice President Richard M. Johnson.

It was designed by George E McDonald, who designed at least three other courthouses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This one was listed in 1994. [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Roger Maserang (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Johnson County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 26 photographs from 1993)