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Scott County Courthouse (Missouri)

Coordinates: 37°5′48″N 89°33′50″W / 37.09667°N 89.56389°W / 37.09667; -89.56389
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Scott County Courthouse
Scott County Courthouse (Missouri) is located in Missouri
Scott County Courthouse (Missouri)
Scott County Courthouse (Missouri) is located in the United States
Scott County Courthouse (Missouri)
Location131 S. Winchester St., Benton, Missouri
Coordinates37°5′48″N 89°33′50″W / 37.09667°N 89.56389°W / 37.09667; -89.56389
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
Built byMcCarthy, J.W.
ArchitectHohenschild, H.H.
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.03001505[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2004

Scott County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Benton, Scott County, Missouri. It was designed by architect Henry H. Hohenschild and built in 1912. It is a reinforced concrete Beaux Arts style building sheathed in brick. It has a "T"-plan consisting of a three-story, five-bay, central block with two-story wings. Three bays of the central block are recessed behind colossal Ionic order columns that support a dentiled entablature. It features terra cotta and cast stone ornamentation.[2]: 5 [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[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. ^ John Kendig & Tom Lett and Tiffany Patterson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Scott County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 11 photographs from 2003)
  3. ^ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780826210210.