Saline County Courthouse (Missouri) Explained

Saline County Courthouse
Coordinates:39.1208°N -93.1964°W
Built:-1883
Architect:John C. Cochrane
J. Volke,
Added:August 24, 1977
Refnum:77000815

Saline County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Marshall, Saline County, Missouri. It was designed by John C. Cochrane[1] and built in 1882–1883. It is a two-story, cruciform plan, red brick building and measures 100 feet by 110 feet. It features a four-stage, square clock tower with a pyramidal slate roof atop the intersecting wings.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Origin, Growth, and Usefulness of the Chicago Board of Trade: Its Leading Members, and Representative Business Men in Other Branches of Trade. September 28, 1885. Historical Publishing Company. Google Books.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Saline County Courthouse. 2017-02-01. Nancy B. Breme and Mrs. Henry W. (Jean Tyree) Hamilton. April 1976. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 10 photographs)