Dent County Courthouse Explained

Dent County Courthouse
Coordinates:37.6456°N -91.5356°W
Built:, 1897
Architect:Randolph Bros.
Architecture:Second Empire, Mansard
Added:February 23, 1972
Refnum:72000711

Dent County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Salem, Dent County, Missouri. It was built in 1870, with an addition constructed in 1897. It is a 2 1/2-story, Second Empire-style brick building on a hewn limestone foundation, with a 3 1/2-story central tower. It features high and narrow windows, lofty cornice, mansard roof and dormers and cast iron cresting.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: DeKalb County Courthouse. 2016-12-01. Sheila M. Hannah and M. Patricia Holmes. PDF. November 1971. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.