The Washington County Courthouse located at 214 C St. in Washington, Kansas is an Art Deco-style courthouse built during c.1932-1934. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
Washington County Courthouse | |
Location | 214 C St., Washington, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 39°49′4″N 97°3′2″W / 39.81778°N 97.05056°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | c.1932-1934 |
Built by | Blaser and Vollmer |
Architect | Overend and Boucher |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 00000328[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 6, 2000 |
It replaced a previous courthouse which was damaged in a tornado on July 4, 1932. The new courthouse was designed by Wichita architects Overend and Boucher.[2]
It is a two-story building built of Bedford limestone. It has two-story square towers projecting from each corner.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Martha Hagedorn-Krass (February 17, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Washington County Courthouse / 201-5670-0004". National Park Service. Retrieved November 24, 2017. With 11 photos from 1996.
External links
edit- Media related to Washington County Courthouse (Kansas) at Wikimedia Commons