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Lawrence County Courthouse (Missouri)

Coordinates: 37°6′12″N 93°49′6″W / 37.10333°N 93.81833°W / 37.10333; -93.81833
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Lawrence County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse, October 2015
Lawrence County Courthouse is located in Missouri
Lawrence County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse is located in the United States
Lawrence County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse
LocationCity Sq., Mount Vernon, Missouri
Coordinates37°6′12″N 93°49′6″W / 37.10333°N 93.81833°W / 37.10333; -93.81833
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)
ArchitectMcDonald, G.E.; Miller, T.A.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.80002374[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1980

Lawrence County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri. It was built in 1900, and is a rectangular, 2 1/2-story, Romanesque Revival style limestone building. It measures 101 feet, 8 inches, by 81 feet, 2 inches. It features a central clock and bell tower surmounted with a statue of Lady Justice.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Barbara Carr (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lawrence County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 12 photographs from 1979)