Butler County Courthouse (Kansas)

Butler County Courthouse
Location: 205 W. Central Ave., El Dorado, Kansas
Built: 1908
Architect: George P. Washburn & Sons
Architectural style: Romanesque Revival
Governing body: State
NRHP Reference#: 02000390[1]
Added to NRHP: April 26, 2002

The Butler County Courthouse is a public courthouse constructed in 1909, [2] in El Dorado, Kansas. It was designed by George P. Washburn & Sons to serve as the main county courthouse for Butler County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[3]

The courthouse is still in operation as such. Self-guided tours are also available during normal working hours.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov. 
  2. ^ Sachs, David SH. And George Ehrlich, ‘’Guide to Architecture of Kansas, University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas, 1996 p. 211
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Application Form". National Park Service. http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Butler_ButlerCountyCourthouseNR.pdf. Retrieved 12 July 2010. 
  4. ^ "Butler County". Blue Skyways. State Library of Kansas. http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties/BU/. Retrieved 12 July 2010.