Worth County Courthouse (Missouri) Explained

Worth County Courthouse
Coordinates:40.4861°N -94.4089°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Worth County Courthouse
Architect:F. J. Tochterman;
Orff & Guilbert
Architecture:Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
Added:January 20, 1983
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:83001056

Worth County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Grant City, Worth County, Missouri. It was built in 1898–1899, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular, brown brick building with elements of the Classical Revival and Renaissance Revival style. It has a hipped roof with dormers topped by a galvanized iron tower with a clock face on each facade. It has round arched opening and features a portico of three semi-elliptical arches and parapet.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Worth County Courthouse . 2017-02-01. Thomas W. Carneal and James M. Denny. PDF. July 1981. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 8 photographs)