Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad Office Building explained

Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad Office Building
Coordinates:40.2025°N -93.1236°W
Architect:Kern, Emmanuel G.
Architecture:Romanesque, Late 19th Century Commercial
Added:January 7, 1992
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:91001917

Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad Office Building, also known as the O.K. Building and Sullivan County Courthouse, is a historic office building located at Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. It was built in 1898 by the Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad. It is a two-story, rectangular brick building on a limestone foundation. It features a Romanesque style round arched entrance and second-story window openings. From 1908 to 1940, the building was used by Sullivan County as a courthouse and served as the seat of government for the county.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad Office Building . 2017-02-01. Betty J. Cochran and Steven E. Mitchell. PDF. October 1991. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 5 photographs from 1991)