Johnson County Courthouse (Courthouse Square, Warrensburg, Missouri) Explained

Johnson County Courthouse
Coordinates:38.765°N -93.7406°W
Built:-1898
Architect:George E. McDonald
J. M. Anderson
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:April 7, 1994
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:94000288

Johnson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. It was built between 1896 and 1898, and is a 2 1/2-story, Romanesque Revival style sandstone building. It has a cross-gabled building with a square tower rising from a central base. The building features the central tower's octagonal, ogee-shaped dome, plus four corner towers or pavilions with domes and finials. It replaced the Johnson County Courthouse on Old Public Square.[1]

It was designed by George E McDonald, who designed at least three other courthouses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This one was listed in 1994.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Johnson County Courthouse. 2017-01-01. Roger Maserang. PDF. September 1993. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 26 photographs from 1993)