Routledge & Hertz Explained

Routledge & Hertz was an architectural and engineering firm of Hutchinson, Kansas which was organized in 1925 and operated through 1932.

It was a partnership of Chester M. Routledge and Henry Porter Hertz. The firm designed numerous public schools and six county courthouses in Kansas.^[1]

Henry Porter Hertz (1894-1944) was a partner. He obtained a B.S. degree in Architectural Engineering from Iowa State College in 1919. He left the partnership in 1933 to be employed by the City of Hutchinson. He served in the military from 1942 until his death in 1944, as Civilian Chief of the Buildings and Structures Section of the Seventh Service Command, Omaha, Nebraska.^{[2] [3]}

Several of their works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Works include (with attribution):

• Sylvia Rural High School (1926), 203 Old KS 50, Sylvia, KS, (Routledge & Hertz), NRHP-listed^[1]
• Winona Consolidated School (1926), jct. of Wilson and 5th St., Winona, KS, (Routledge & Hertz), NRHP-listed
• Comanche County Courthouse (1927), Kansas^[4]
• Gray County Courthouse (1927), Kansas^[4]
• Edwards County Courthouse (1928–29), Kansas^[4]
• Finney County Courthouse (1928–29), Kansas^[4]
• Hodgeman County Courthouse (1929), 500 Main St., Jetmore, Kansas. An "eclectic interpretation" of Second Renaissance Revival style. (Routledge & Hertz), NRHP-listed^[5]
• Protection High School (1930), 210 S. Jefferson, Protection, KS, (Routledge & Hertz), NRHP-listed^[6]
• Longford High School (1929)^[3]
• Sherman County Courthouse (1931), Goodland, Kansas^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=05001247}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sylvia Rural High School / Sylvia Grade School; Fairfield West Elementary ]. National Park Service. Brenda R. Spencer . April 13, 2005 . September 2, 2017. With .
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64500788}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic County Courthouses of Kansas]. . Sally F. Schwenk . 2002 . September 2, 2017.
3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64500921}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Public Schools of Kansas]. . Brenda R. Spencer . 2005 . September 2, 2017.
4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=02000395}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Comanche County Courthouse]. National Park Service. Dana Cloud and Sally F. Schwenk . April 30, 2000 . September 2, 2017. With .
5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=02000429}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hodgeman County Courthouse / 083-2760-0004 ]. Alison Gutherie . June 2001 . National Park Service. and
6. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=05001244}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Protection High School / South Central Middle School and Elementary ]. Brenda R. Spencer . May 13, 2005 . National Park Service. and