Lafayette County Courthouse | |
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| Location | Public Square, Lexington, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′6″N 93°52′49″W / 39.18500°N 93.88028°W |
| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1847 |
| Architect | Daugherty, William |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000339[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1970 |
The Lafayette County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built in 1847 and is the oldest courthouse in continuous use west of the Mississippi River. It is well known for the cannonball embedded in the upper left column, a remnant of the Civil War.