Butler County Courthouse (Kansas)

Butler County Courthouse
Location 205 W. Central Ave., El Dorado, Kansas
Coordinates 37°49′00.91″N 96°51′06.68″W / 37.8169194°N 96.8518556°W / 37.8169194; -96.8518556Coordinates: 37°49′00.91″N 96°51′06.68″W / 37.8169194°N 96.8518556°W / 37.8169194; -96.8518556
Built 1908
Architect George P. Washburn & Sons
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference # 02000390[1]
Added to NRHP April 26, 2002

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]

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ Sachs, David SH. And George Ehrlich, ‘’Guide to Architecture of Kansas, University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas, 1996 p. 211
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Application Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Butler County, Kansas".
  5. ↑ "Butler County, Clerk's Office".
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