National Register of Historic Places

Atchison County Courthouse

Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas
Listed
April 15, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000704

About this property

The Atchison County Courthouse, located at the southwest corner of 5th and Parallel Streets in Atchison, is the seat of government of Atchison County, Kansas. The stone courthouse was built from 1896 to 1897 and replaced the county's first courthouse, which had been built in 1859. County officials wanted the courthouse to resemble the Franklin County Courthouse in Ottawa, so they hired that building's architect, George P. Washburn, to design the new courthouse. Washburn designed the building in the Romanesque Revival style. The courthouse's design features four corner towers, including a seven-story clock tower. The main entrance to the courthouse has a porch within a large arch; the doorway is contained in a smaller arch. The building has a hip roof with intersecting gable dormers; the towers have pyramidal roofs. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1975.

Location

Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas
39.56604, -95.11972

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Atchison County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Atchison County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Atchison County Courthouse?

Atchison County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Atchison County Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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