| Butler County Courthouse | |
| Location: | 205 W. Central Avenue, El Dorado, Kansas |
| Coordinates: | 37.8169°N -96.8519°W |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Marker: | building |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location for Butler County Courthouse |
| Built: | 1908 |
| Added: | April 26, 2002 |
| Architect: | George P. Washburn & Sons |
| Architecture: | Romanesque Revival |
| Refnum: | 02000390[1] |
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]