Webster County Courthouse (Kentucky)

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Webster County Courthouse
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LocationCourthouse Square, Dixon, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°31′01″N87°41′27″W / 37.51694°N 87.69083°W / 37.51694; -87.69083 Coordinates: 37°31′01″N87°41′27″W / 37.51694°N 87.69083°W / 37.51694; -87.69083
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1938
Built by Works Progress Administration
ArchitectCasner, Lawrence
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No. 91000924 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1991

The Webster County Courthouse in Dixon, Kentucky, on Dixon's Courthouse Square, is a Moderne-style courthouse built in 1938. It was a Works Progress Administration project.

It is a three-story poured concrete building, 56 by 100 feet (17 m × 30 m) in plan. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Joseph E. Brent (March 26, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Webster County Courthouse / WE-64". National Park Service . Retrieved March 2, 2018. With three photos.