Johnson County Courthouse (Courthouse Square, Warrensburg, Missouri)

Johnson County Courthouse
Johnson County Courthouse, February 2015
Johnson County Courthouse (Courthouse Square, Warrensburg, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Johnson County Courthouse (Courthouse Square, Warrensburg, Missouri)
Johnson County Courthouse (Courthouse Square, Warrensburg, Missouri) is located in the United States
Johnson County Courthouse (Courthouse Square, Warrensburg, Missouri)
LocationCourthouse Square, Warrensburg, Missouri
Coordinates38°45′54″N 93°44′26″W / 38.76500°N 93.74056°W / 38.76500; -93.74056
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)-1898
ArchitectGeorge E. McDonald; J. M. Anderson
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.94000288[1]
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1994

Johnson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. It was built between 1896 and 1898, and is a 2 1/2-story, Romanesque Revival style sandstone building. It has a cross-gabled building with a square tower rising from a central base. The building features the central tower's octagonal, ogee-shaped dome, plus four corner towers or pavilions with domes and finials. It replaced the Johnson County Courthouse on Old Public Square.[2]: 5 

It was designed by George E McDonald, who designed at least three other courthouses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This one was listed in 1994.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Roger Maserang (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Johnson County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 26 photographs from 1993)