Franklin County Courthouse (Kansas)
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| Location | Main St., Ottawa, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 38°36′48″N 95°16′3″W / 38.61333°N 95.26750°WCoordinates: 38°36′48″N 95°16′3″W / 38.61333°N 95.26750°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1892–93 |
| Architect | Washburn, George P. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP Reference # | 72000502[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1972 |
The Franklin County Courthouse, located in Courthouse Square on Main Street in Ottawa, is the seat of government of Franklin County, Kansas. The courthouse was built from 1892 to 1892; while Ottawa had been the county seat since 1864, it lacked a permanent courthouse prior to then. Architect George P. Washburn designed the courthouse in the Romanesque Revival style; the red brick courthouse is considered one of Washburn's "most outstanding works". The design features four square corner towers, a typical feature of Washburn's designs; two cupolas on the roof include a bell tower and a clock tower. The intricate roof design includes a main hipped roof with gable ends on each side and steep hipped roofs atop the towers. The roof line is ridged with a metal spine, and a dentillated cornice runs beneath the roof's edge. The east and west entrances to the courthouse are through large porches supported by brick columns and topped with balconies. The second-story windows are arched and connected by a band of stone.[2]
The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1972.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Hall, Charles; Richard Pankratz (October 14, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Franklin County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
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