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Morgan County Courthouse (Missouri)

Coordinates: 38°25′53″N 92°51′11″W / 38.43139°N 92.85306°W / 38.43139; -92.85306
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Morgan County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse, June 2014
Morgan County Courthouse (Missouri) is located in Missouri
Morgan County Courthouse (Missouri)
Morgan County Courthouse (Missouri) is located in the United States
Morgan County Courthouse (Missouri)
LocationCourthouse Sq., Versailles, Missouri
Coordinates38°25′53″N 92°51′11″W / 38.43139°N 92.85306°W / 38.43139; -92.85306
Arealess than one acre
Built1889 (1889)
ArchitectSchrange, William; Griffith, Hiram
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.80002383[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1980

Morgan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri. It was built in 1889 and is a two-story, Second Empire style red brick building on a limestone block foundation. It measures 85 feet by 85 feet. It features an aediculated cupola with decorative details articulated in cast iron, molded tin and wood, with four mansarded corner pavilions of three stories each.[2]: 2, 12  It is designed in a French style.

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. ^ Launa Jones and Noelle Soren (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgan County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 7 photographs from 1978)