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Anderson County Courthouse (Kansas)

Coordinates: 38°16′50″N 95°13′48″W / 38.28056°N 95.23000°W / 38.28056; -95.23000
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Anderson County Courthouse
Anderson County Courthouse (Kansas) is located in Kansas
Anderson County Courthouse (Kansas)
Anderson County Courthouse (Kansas) is located in the United States
Anderson County Courthouse (Kansas)
Location4th and Oak Sts., Garnett, Kansas
Coordinates38°16′50″N 95°13′48″W / 38.28056°N 95.23000°W / 38.28056; -95.23000
Built1902
Built byLatimer & Benning
ArchitectGeorge P. Washburn
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.72000483[1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1972

The Anderson County Courthouse, located at 4th and Oak Streets in Garnett, serves as the seat of government for Anderson County, Kansas. The courthouse was built from 1901 to 1902 by contractors Latimer & Benning, the building cost $75,000. The courthouse was designed by George P. Washburn designed the courthouse in the Romanesque Revival style.

Distinctive features of the courthouse include a bell tower and four corner towers with conical roofs. The building's entrances are adorned with fan-shaped windows and stone arches. The third-floor windows also feature arches, with these stone arches linked by a continuous band of stone encircling the building.[2]

The Anderson County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Charles L. Hall and Richard D. Pankratz (November 11, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Anderson County Courthouse" (PDF).