Jasper County Courthouse (Missouri)
The Jasper County Courthouse is a 106-ft tall[2] historic courthouse located at Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1894–1895. This highly photographed Richardsonian Romanesque edifice designed by architect Max A. Orlopp Jr. was constructed with local Carthage marble and has medieval castle features that include turrets, towers, and arches. It is the second most photographed building in Missouri.[3] It remains in use by Jasper County officials.[4]
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| Location | 302 S Main St., Carthage, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 37°10′45″N 94°18′37″W |
| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1894–1895 |
| Architect | M.A. Orlopp, Jr. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001041[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 8, 1973 |
The county clerk at the time the courthouse was approved was Annie White Baxter, the first woman to be elected a county clerk in the United States. As a member of county government, she exerted a significant degree of influence in the planning of the building,[5] and she is memorialized on the grounds.[6]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Jasper County History". www.jaspercounty.org. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- "Communityinfo.HTML".
- H. Patricia Holmes (November 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jasper County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 10 photographs from 1972)
- "Annie White Baxter". womenscouncil.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- Lawrence O. Christensen; William E. Foley; Gary Kremer (October 1999). Dictionary of Missouri Biography. University of Missouri Press. pp. 43–. ISBN 978-0-8262-6016-1.
