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]

See also

  • Goddess of Justice, Butler County Courthouse, El Dorado, Kansas
    Goddess of Justice, Butler County Courthouse, El Dorado, Kansas
  • Central Clock Tower, Butler County Courthouse, El Dorado, Kansas
    Central Clock Tower, Butler County Courthouse, El Dorado, Kansas

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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 July 12, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Butler County, Kansas".
  5. ^ "Butler County, Clerk's Office".


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