The Butler County Courthouse is a public courthouse constructed in 1909,[2] in El Dorado, Kansas. It was designed by George P. Washburn & Sons to serve as the main county courthouse for Butler County. The Romanesque Revival courthouse was typical of Washburn's courthouse designs; of the eleven surviving courthouses designed by the architect, nine are Romanesque. The red brick courthouse features a central clock tower and four octagonal corner towers, a statue of the Goddess of Justice, and a hipped roof with cross gables, all common features of Washburn's work. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[3]
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| Location | 205 W. Central Avenue, El Dorado, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′00.91″N 96°51′06.68″W / 37.8169194°N 96.8518556°W |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | George P. Washburn & Sons |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000390[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 2002 |
Butler County was organized on February 11, 1859.[4] The County Clerk has land records from 1887 and birth and death records from 1887 to 1911.[5]
The courthouse is still in operation as such. Self-guided tours are also available during normal working hours.[4]
See also
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Goddess of Justice, Butler County Courthouse, El Dorado, Kansas -
Central Clock Tower, Butler County Courthouse, El Dorado, Kansas
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Sachs, David SH. And George Ehrlich, ‘’Guide to Architecture of Kansas, University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas, 1996 p. 211
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Application Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ^ a b "Butler County, Kansas".
- ^ "Butler County, Clerk's Office".
