Washington County Courthouse (Missouri)

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Washington County Courthouse

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Washington County Courthouse, September 2007
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Location 102 N. Missouri St., Potosi, Missouri
Coordinates 37°56′12″N90°47′17″W / 37.93667°N 90.78806°W / 37.93667; -90.78806 Coordinates: 37°56′12″N90°47′17″W / 37.93667°N 90.78806°W / 37.93667; -90.78806
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1908 (1908)
Architect Hohenschild, Henry H.; Oder, W. R.
Architectural style Italian Renaissance
NRHP reference # 11000765 [1]
Added to NRHP October 25, 2011

Washington County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Potosi, Washington County, Missouri. It was built in 1908, and is a two-story, Renaissance Revival style brick building with a hipped roof. It features a projecting three-story entrance tower topped by a belfry. [2] :5

Courthouse building which is home to a court

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Potosi, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Potosi is a city in Washington County, Missouri, United States. Potosi is seventy-two miles southwest of St. Louis. The population was 2,660 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washington County. The city was founded sometime between 1760 and 1780 as "Mine à Breton" or Mine au Breton, and later renamed by Moses Austin for the Bolivian silver-mining city of Potosí.

Washington County, Missouri County in the United States

Washington County is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,195. The largest city and county seat is Potosi. The county was officially organized on August 21, 1813, and was named in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/24/11 through 10/28/11. National Park Service. 2011-11-04.
  2. Ike Francis (April 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Washington County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-03-01. (includes 13 photographs)