Jasper County Courthouse (Carthage, Missouri)

Jasper County Courthouse
Location Courthouse Sq., Carthage, Missouri
Coordinates 37°10′45″N 94°18′37″W / 37.17917°N 94.31028°W / 37.17917; -94.31028Coordinates: 37°10′45″N 94°18′37″W / 37.17917°N 94.31028°W / 37.17917; -94.31028
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1894
Architect M.A. Orlopp, Jr.
Architectural style Romanesque Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 73001041[1]
Added to NRHP February 08, 1973

The Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, Missouri is a building from 1894. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. This highly photographed Richardsonian Romanesque edifice designed by architect Max A. Orlopp Jr. was constructed with local Carthage marble and has medieval castle features that include turrets, towers, and arches. It is the second most photographed building in Missouri.[2] Museum and guided tours are open to the public. It remains in use by Jasper County officials.[1]

The county clerk at the time the courthouse was approved was Annie White Baxter, the first woman to be elected a county clerk in the United States. As a member of county government, she exerted a significant degree of influence in the planning of the building, [3] and she is memorialized on the grounds.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ http://www.carthagechamber.com/communityinfo.html
  3. ↑ "Annie White Baxter". womenscouncil.org. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Lawrence O. Christensen; William E. Foley; Gary Kremer (October 1999). Dictionary of Missouri Biography. University of Missouri Press. pp. 43–. ISBN 978-0-8262-6016-1.


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