Elk County Courthouse (Howard, Kansas) Explained

Elk County Courthouse
Coordinates:37.4689°N -96.2622°W
Built:1907
Builder:Morse Contracting
Architecture:Renaissance
Added:April 22, 2009
Area:1acres
Mpsub:County Courthouses of Kansas MPS
Refnum:09000227

The Elk County Courthouse, located at 127 N. Pine in Howard in Elk County, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Architect George E. McDonald designed the brick building with elements of Richardsonian Romanesque and Italian Renaissance Revival style. It was built by Topeka's Morse Contracting in 1907. It is approximately NaNfeet in plan, and is two stories upon a raised basement. The brick exterior is yellow/buff in color, with the bottom level finished in rusticated limestone.[1]

McDonald designed three other courthouses listed on the National Register.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=09000227}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elk County Courthouse / 049-2570-0002 ]. National Park Service. Michael L. West . November 7, 2008 . October 25, 2017.