Bates County Courthouse
Bates County Courthouse, March 2009
Bates County Courthouse is located in Missouri
Bates County Courthouse
Bates County Courthouse
Bates County Courthouse is located in the United States
Bates County Courthouse
Bates County Courthouse
Location1 North Delaware, Butler, Missouri
Coordinates38°15′28″N 94°21′19″W / 38.25778°N 94.35528°W / 38.25778; -94.35528
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1902 (1902)
ArchitectGeorge E. McDonald; Bartlett and Kling
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.01000684[1]
Added to NRHPJune 28, 2001

Bates County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Butler, Bates County, Missouri. It was built in 1902 and is a 2 1/2-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style Carthage limestone building over a raised basement. The building measures 84 feet by 104 feet. It features a central tower and four corner pavilions, all with ogee roofs. Also on the property is a contributing Doughboy statue, erected in 1927.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] Architect George E. McDonald designed at least three other courthouses listed on the National Register.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Rhonda Chalfant and Roger Maserang (May 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bates County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.


Categories