Dent County Courthouse

Dent County Courthouse

Dent County Courthouse, January 2015
Location Main and 4th Sts., Salem, Missouri
Coordinates 37°38′44″N 91°32′8″W / 37.64556°N 91.53556°W / 37.64556; -91.53556Coordinates: 37°38′44″N 91°32′8″W / 37.64556°N 91.53556°W / 37.64556; -91.53556
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1870 (1870), 1897
Architect Randolph Bros.
Architectural style Second Empire, Mansard
NRHP Reference # 72000711[1]
Added to NRHP February 23, 1972

Dent County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Salem, Dent County, Missouri. It was built in 1870, with an addition constructed in 1897. It is a 2 1/2-story, Second Empire style brick building on a hewn limestone foundation and 3 1/2-story central tower. It features high and narrow windows, lofty cornice, mansard roof and dormers, and cast iron cresting.[2]:3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sheila M. Hannah and M. Patricia Holmes (November 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: DeKalb County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-12-01.] (includes 10 photos from 1969)
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