Rush County Courthouse | |
Location | 715 Elm St., La Crosse, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 38°31′48″N99°18′39″W / 38.53000°N 99.31083°W Coordinates: 38°31′48″N99°18′39″W / 38.53000°N 99.31083°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1888 |
Built by | Heaps, William, T. |
Architect | L.L. Levering |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference # | 72000524 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
The Rush County Courthouse in La Crosse, Kansas was built in 1888. Located at 715 Elm St., it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]
La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,342. La Crosse proclaims itself the "Barbed Wire capital of the world.
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.
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